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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t believe there is ADHD, but only because I also don’t believe there is something like neurotypical thinking. [/quote]

I actually agree with this.

I also think the rise in ADHD as a diagnosis for adults is largely due to the way society now asks too much of people. Technology has, for some reason, greatly complicated our lives instead of simplifying them. I think kids diagnosed with ADHD genuinely have brains that work in different ways than other people (though no one's brain is typical) but that a lot of adults are diagnosed simply because modern life now requires more than a typical amount of executive function to survive, much less do well. At some point people max out and simply cannot stay on top of their email inbox, school forms, camp sign ups, meeting requests, appointment reminders, medical screenings, etc. that are part of a typical life for a middle aged working parent in the United States in 2025.

The people without ADHD diagnoses are in the same boat, just using other coping methods.

There are a very small number of people who can actually handle all of that well without some kind of assistance, and these people are also outliers. They aren't "neurotypical" -- they may be the biggest outliers of all, it just works to their advantage.[/quote]

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