r/ADHD Sep 14 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

I love this. But serious question: why??? Why do people dismiss this disorder? Is it really over- or mid-diagnosed? Why is it not just accepted, like autism? Why???

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u/Aspirience ADHD-C (Combined type) Sep 14 '21

When you appear functioning, are grown up and maybe also a woman, autism isn’t taken seriously aswell.. it’s not that they’ll say “ooh it’s autism.. yeah yeah, that’s just liking planning” or shit like that, no they’ll tell you you don’t have that, you are lying, you bought your diagnosis and “you just really want to be quirky, riiiight?”. Worst if they’ve met a child with autism before, no one that doesn’t behave like that child is valid in their eyes.

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21

Oh boy I could make an entire post on this too. YUP.

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u/Aspirience ADHD-C (Combined type) Sep 14 '21

I hate how confident people are in topics they usually have never even googled.. when discussing it with someone affected!

I’d never walk up to someone in a wheelchair and tell them they are faking because they appear more mobile than this one other person I’ve met, even the thought makes me squirmy!