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Written by mjt on 2025-01-12 at 02:14

“ADHD ‘diagnosis’ is often created by societal norms about how to learn, think and work rather than a response to a biological fault, claims The Economist.

Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder [Gift article]

https://econ.st/4gaEdQt

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Written by DoomsdaysCW on 2025-01-12 at 20:19

@mjt @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

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Written by Court Cantrell will not comply on 2025-01-12 at 20:35

@mjt I've long felt that the name "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" is a label invented by a person who thought people like me were annoying and just not good enough.

So I own it by calling myself a Filthy Chaos Gremlin.

The "label" I prefer comes from Connor De Wolfe:

Dopamine Attention Variability Executive-dysfunction.

Hi, I'm Courtney, and I have ✨🌟 DAVE 🌟✨. 🤘🖖

[#]ADHD

[#]DAVE

[#]DopamineAttentionVariabiltyExecutiveDysfunction

[#]FilthyChaosGremlin

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Written by Zen Heathen on 2025-01-12 at 20:37

@courtcan I've done it again. Mutual follows with a fellow ADHDer, without knowing it. We really do find each other.

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Written by Court Cantrell will not comply on 2025-01-13 at 04:47

@zenheathen Ha! We really do! 😄🤘🖖

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Written by mjt on 2025-01-12 at 20:37

@courtcan I love your self-bestowed label. But the other one is hilarious also.

I remember Lucy’s famous line from the 1960’s (!) “A Charlie Brown Christmas”: “If we find out what’s bothering you, we can label it!”

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Written by Court Cantrell will not comply on 2025-01-13 at 04:51

@mjt Oh how I do love Lucy in her psychologist role. She actually did accurately diagnose me. "Are you afraid of bridges? If so, then you have gephyrophobia!" 😆

(She says it wrong, but it was enough to let me find the real word!)

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Written by crypticcelery on 2025-01-12 at 21:43

@courtcan @mjt YES!

As some people near to me can attest, I do call myself at least a chaos gremlin. Maybe that needed another qualifier.

Also, and I am profoundly sorry, but: “I’m sorry, I have DAVE and cannot let you do that”.

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Written by Court Cantrell will not comply on 2025-01-13 at 04:54

@crypticcelery @mjt No apologies needed. That was PERFECTION. 😍

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Written by BrambleBearGrrrauling on 2025-01-12 at 23:54

@courtcan @mjt

[#]FCG 🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥

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Written by Murdoc Addams 🧛🏻 on 2025-01-12 at 23:54

@courtcan @mjt

So if someone gets annoyed by your behaviour, you can tell them that they just got DAVED. 😛

Yeah, I agree with @waiting , you can probably drop the dysfunction part and it would still work. DAVEd.

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