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Re:27 Genetic Variants Linked to ADHD by kortex on Sunday February 12, 2023 @10:53AM (#34763748)
It's not "basically true" though. The whole point of the "disorder" designation is that it interferes with life activities. Everyone has attention deficits at times - that does not a disorder make. Otherwise I agree with the analogy.
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Re:27 Genetic Variants Linked to ADHD by thomastjeffery on Sunday February 12, 2023 @12:36PM (#34764831)
Like all English statements, it depends on how you read it.

I read it as, "everyone experiences the symptoms of ADHD to some extent, including those who don't experience symptoms beyond the threshold of a disorder."

The big question is, do you see that fact as a tool for the average person to trivialize or to empathize with the ADHD experience?

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