Sure about that?

2 years ago by ickplant to c/adhdwomen

Fuck_u_spez_ 30 points 2 years ago

Also, nobody is a disorder. Drives me nuts.

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MindTraveller 5 points 2 years ago

Nobody's attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder.

But lots of people are attention deficit / hyperactivity disordered. Or for short, lots of people are ADHD.

They just used a different D than you expected.

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OlPatchy2Eyes 3 points 2 years ago

Heh.

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Lhianna 5 points 2 years ago

Well, for a lot of neurodivergent people it's actually a part of who we are, not a condition we have, so even though you might not like it doesn't mean it's wrong. Personally I hate people telling me that I have autism and ADHD. I am both those things.

This article explains it quite well and even though it's about autistic people it goes for ADHD people as well.

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GBU_28 2 points 2 years ago

Eh. When people say this they mean

My son is [of medical status] ADHD.

It's like how people say "the car needs washed". They dont say [to be] anymore. It enrages me, but I've been coached that language evolves and we apparently need to respect that.

I personally think it's dumb, and people. Should be held to account: your child has a condition, they aren't a condition.

More trivially but also annoying: your car has a condition, it isn't dirty.

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