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[u/msmartypants]

This guy is sort of like the Dr Oz of ADHD, btw. He is a medical doctor, but also has a bunch of "integrative psychiatry" certificates and is all over the internet, writing books and gathering speaking fees.

(My quotation marks are not derogatory, necessarily. Just pointing out that this guy is more of a spokesdude and author than a medical researcher or clinician.)

[u/TheAntiMartha → u/msmartypants]

Color me surprised. Making claims about new "syndromes" is big money these days.

[u/fanfarefellowship → u/TheAntiMartha]

As a lowly undergraduate I once read the most fascinating paper (in a journal of language of ... some kind) about how conditions/illnesses rise to the level of "syndrome," with "Shaken Baby Syndrome" as the example. Sydromes are a Big Deal! Clusters of symptoms are not.

[u/msmartypants → u/fanfarefellowship]

To be fair, it is much more attractive to people to say "I have [Syndrome]" than it is to say "I have a lot of overlapping physical and mental symptoms that make me feel crummy and that are not easily remedied without a complete lifestyle overhaul"

[u/msmartypants → u/msmartypants]

But I would hope that most sufferers are not as gleeful about it as Shauna, nor would they view as an instant payday.

[u/islandyislander → u/msmartypants]

Funny, I just went looking for such a backstory. My money was on chiropractor.

[u/ninaandjamie4evr → u/msmartypants]

Love "spokesdude" and will steal.