News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by dijit on Monday November 21, 2022 @04:42AM (#33690708)
I've mentioned this before but there are serious warnings against getting tested in Sweden.

I was told that it can affect my health insurance, my mortgage and that I can't hold certain licenses (Pilot, HGV).

There are some direct consequences to being diagnosed and some indirect ones; and they warn that once the process of getting diagnosed starts; it cannot be stopped.

So, of course, I didn't seek a diagnosis- despite having many ADHD markers.

Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by robertnn on Monday November 21, 2022 @06:05AM (#33691249)
Another Swede here. I have never heard any of this before. Who told you this? I mean.. health insurance? You mean if you have supplemental private insurance? Mortgage? I have a mortgage and they have no access to any kind of health information and I would be very surprised if any bank would request it from me.
Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by dijit on Monday November 21, 2022 @06:11AM (#33691272)
The information I got was from a company called Modigo but it was already discussed with my private psychologist; So Modigo just clarified what I had been told and had understood in writing.

Regarding the mortgage thing, I had the same feeling as you, but how it works is that mortgages are cheaper if you buy them with private insurance (income protection, life insurance).

For example: Nordea (a bank) and “If” (an insurance company) have a close partnership offering discounts for each others services when buying an apartment or house. Based on the information If gives backs to Nordea there can be greater discounts on mortgages; this worked in my favour previously and I got a 1.34% mortgage when the list price for 3y fixed was 2.1%.

It could be expanded further to say that if “If” considers me too high risk from various factors regarding my health that they would not even offer me health insurance at all, then the bank could use as justification itself that I am high risk and not extend a loan offer.

Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by robertnn on Monday November 21, 2022 @06:15AM (#33691295)
Interesting, thanks for clarifying.
Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by hansworst on Monday November 21, 2022 @07:58AM (#33692001)
This sounds like it should be illegal imo. I’m not Swedish but your country strikes me as one where there are lots of protections for all kinds of people. Your (mental) health status really shouldn’t have an impact on whether or not you can get a mortgage, you cannot change anything about that. To me it sounds just as bad as profiling based on race or gender.
Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by im3w1l on Monday November 21, 2022 @08:06AM (#33692058)
It's common for gender to be a factor in insurance. It's starting to become illegal, but it's a fairly recent thing. Most states allow it, California banned it in 2019.
Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by dijit on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:34AM (#33693695)
> To me it sounds just as bad as profiling based on race or gender.

Mortgages and insurances do profile based on this criteria.

Insurances more so (and more publicly[0]) than mortgages.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51dTK2D8DC4

Re:For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets ... by exikyut on Monday November 21, 2022 @05:52AM (#33691161)
(HGV = Heavy Goods Vehicle)

The pilot thing is the same in AU too.