Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

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Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

  • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’ll tell my friend that her Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is actually fake and she’s just applying the Corporate America Greed Driven Lifestyle to her close relationships, that’s going to be great news for her.

    ADHD is a lot of things.

      • 42Firehawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        1 month ago

        RSD is a very common symptom of adhd because the effect of adhd on the brain creates RSD by default. There are other ways to develop RSD but it’s a symptom of adhd.

        Its similar to how bleeding is a symptom of a cut, there are other ways to bleed but a cut will do it almost every time.