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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by bloqs on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @04:35AM (#27526247)
ADHD is not a disability. It's an evolutionary set of traits. It is covered under the Big Five.
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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by dotjalla on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @04:53AM (#27526364)
I would argue that ADHD presents as a disability in a post-industrial society. ADHD Institute suggests that the diagnosis is commonly associated with substance abuse, major depression and a wide range of other conditions, in higher frequency than baseline populations[0]

[0]: https://adhd-institute.com/burden-of-adhd/comorbidities/

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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by lostmyoldone on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @06:44AM (#27526977)
In Sweden at least it is classified as a disability, because whether or not it's a evolutionary adaptation, people that present typical ADHD traits are functionally disabled in modern society. Society should change to accommodate these traits, but we can't expect people with those traits to live in misery until then.
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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by mnowicki on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @03:54PM (#27532751)
Yeah not to sound like a "deep" 15 year old but I think being able to function in our modern society is much more unnatural than the behaviors associated with ADHD. But since is the society we're in, having it really is a disability.

TL;DR: "we live in a society"

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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you? by dri_ft on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @05:07AM (#27526444)
As what, lack of conscientiousness?
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