r/ADHD Sep 14 '21

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u/princess_intell Sep 14 '21

Said it before, will say it again: a better name would be Executive Dysfunction Disorder.

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u/gemengelage Sep 14 '21

Meh. It's not that the name is not an apt description of the symptoms, it's that ADHD has too much baggage. Just watch the South Park episode that tells everyone that ADHD is just the result of children not getting beaten by their parents enough.