ADHD - Is it not as important?

Theres a lot of stigma around ADHD, because people don’t understand it. Sufferors are labled lazy, and unmotivated. So many professionals don’t understand and go by old school diagnosis and are hesitant to diagnose. It is hard and makes it hard for people to talk about it and i think that also contributes to a lot of other co morbid mental illnesses as well. Hopefully things will change over time - it has already changed so much. They have figured out that girls are just as likely to have it and that it can exist past childhood/adolescence, which is already fighting the stigma.

Hello @lifeisstupid, @eeram, @JJJ1

how are you today

2 of my stepsons were diagnosed when they were young , still believe they still have adhd

I think I had always had signs of it but I wasn’t diagnosed until quite late, I was in high school

@Sophie1 .... 👋💕

It's recognised as a disability under Commonwealth law so it is a bona-fide condition, albeit what can now be described as an "invisible disability"; despite more studies and research than not now suggesting that ADHD is a lifelong disorder the attiitude is still eye rolling and "aww yea my kid had that at school but they grew out of it". I've lost more than one job due to it and employers think meds are magic bullets that will make you a model employee, meet KPI's and finalising paperwork for a job you did days ago etc etc.

I've essentially given up hope for working again, the attitude of employers is that it doesn't exist (that's state government too) and it's been "performance reasons" that my last role was finished up - despite trying to explain. It's a great thing to have working because of the mental flexibility it gives but it feels like don't ask, don't tell.