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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No offense intended, but I’m having a hard time picturing what classrooms are like if more than 40% of students are diagnosed with ADHD. How does that work in practice? Like in the middle of lab just suddenly walk away from it?[/quote]

In reality almost none of these kids have ADHD. They have anxiety and fear of failure. So the classrooms are just full of intense, high achieving kids who blame any setback or weakness on ADHD. It's like a mass delusion. The professors and instructors know it's all BS, but they can't say anything because these kids have purchased the label of "disabled" and anyone who suggests otherwise will be attacked as ablist. It's a neat trick, yes?[/quote]

I agree. It’s unfortunate. I consider myself successful, but not by dcum terms. I did well at a very challenging boarding school, went to a top college and grad school and entered a challenging, if low paid career. I’m a mom of two kids. I’ve never been particularly organized, always have a wandering mind, and now low attention due to phones. I’m 49. I don’t see the point in seeking a diagnosis when I’ve lived a solidly B+ life. I have my copes and work around, but that’s just what it takes to thrive. My kids are average to smart teens. I’ve never sought extra time or diagnoses for them, though it seems all their classmates have accomodations. It’s really getting to be more of a marvel if you declare yourself not to have adhd and anxiety. [/quote]

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