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.
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.
yipinwong · · focus · HN ↗
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.
senfiaj · · focus · HN ↗
Interesting, I thought that Asian countries are the most hostile countries towards neurodivergent people.
yipinwong · · focus · HN ↗
Not black or white thus can't or can dis/agree with you on this.
I only shared my own person opinion there.
senfiaj · · focus · HN ↗
Japan seems to have a similar problem, although a less extreme version.