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Re:Me and ADHD by vmception on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:15AM (#25997911)
> I'm a serial founder who was diagnosed with ADHD in his mid-forties.

I've seen this a lot.

A lot of parents were in complete denial about their children having ADHD, and the rampant diagnosing of ADHD at a point in time. Turns out a lot of children actually had it, and it is not the most compatible with the environment they are in and will be in.

All things did happen: rampant diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and parents in denials. But none of that means any particular child didn't have ADHD.

I've brought this reality up to other parents repeating the same things.

Re:Me and ADHD by 542354234235 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @09:41AM (#26001441)
Or in my case, I was a legit diagnosis during the period of over diagnosis and over medication. I hated being “different” and got off the meds as soon as I could and was in denial for the next 20 years and just brute force handled symptoms. Now after a couple years of reengaging with mental health and getting medicated, it is so much better than researching compression algorithms and ancient Roman battle formations while procrastinating my 2 month project until it is already past due and then working 18 hour days for a week to get it done.