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1. yipinwong · 1791055808 · focus · HN ↗

   Take it with grain of salt.

   UK, EU, America has different societal values. I never had an issue with ADHD growing up in Asia. Nobody friggin cares. It's only western people making a huge deal outta nothing.

   I consider my ADHD as a weapon because I can take it down a notch with medicine when I need to focus, but for other things like gaming, I can use my aDHD for better perf.

   Shit's nothing.

   1. rwyinuse · 1791057507 · focus · HN ↗

      ADHD is spectrum, just because it doesn't bother you so much doesn't mean there aren't those with more severe symptoms. Studies say that ADHD is way more prevalent among prison populations, for example. I would say ending up in prison, homeless or a drug addict due to untreated severe ADHD is a pretty big deal for those people.

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   2. senfiaj · 1791059092 · focus · HN ↗

      >> I never had an issue with ADHD growing up in Asia. Nobody friggin cares. It's only western people making a huge deal outta nothing.

      Interesting, I thought that Asian countries are the most hostile countries towards neurodivergent people.

      1. yipinwong · 1791062864 · focus · HN ↗

         Good point. stereotypical but can't disregard it as there are people who do make a fuss about it.

         Not black or white thus can't or can dis/agree with you on this.

         I only shared my own person opinion there.

         1. senfiaj · 1791066823 · focus · HN ↗

            I've no experience living in Asian countries but asian cultures seem to be workaholic / ambitious and obedient. At least in South Korea many children's childhoods are ruined by insane educational pressure, lack of recovery time and sleep. In Korean culture, a child's success is directly linked to the family's social status. And I can only imagine the level of suffering among those children, let alone neurodivergent ones.

            Japan seems to have a similar problem, although a less extreme version.

      2. 453yuh46 · 1791111984 · focus · HN ↗

         It depends, but highest % of ASD and ADHD is among non-white population - from statistics of USA and UK.
   3. disgruntledphd2 · 1791105638 · focus · HN ↗

      It really does depend on the structure of your environment.

      I did really well up to college, but without the routine of school I ended up completely collapsing for my early twenties.

      Then I got better at managing it over time, and that was fine.

      Then I had multiple kids and then some chronic illness. It was at that point that I really felt the condition impacting me.

      So, it's dangerous to generalise too early, I guess.

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