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Re: #2 that’s ridiculous. Diagnosis like ADHD might as well be diagnosable personality traits.


ADHD is the weirdest diagnosis out there in my opinion. I know I can certainly concentrate better when I'm taking amphetamines of one sort or other. Does that mean that I have ADHD or does it just mean that that's what amphetamines do?


My belief is that amphetamines help everybody focus and the powers that be needed a story that’s just so to rationalize giving drugs to kids. But the benefit for people with ADHD is greater than the benefit to people with normal amounts of concentration/executive function.

What I want to know is do people “without adhd” also feel the sense of peace and calm with a cessation of the need to constantly fidget and move?




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