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Why is adhd not as "respected" as other ND conditions?

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elliejjtiny · 22/06/2026 16:46

I'm wondering if it's because autism can mean anything from what used to be called Aspergers syndrome and profound autism with profound learning disabilities and people with adhd are more likely to either not have learning disabilities or have learning disabilities with a separate diagnosis.

But Nigel Farage has been in the news again saying he is going to get rid of PIP for people with mild anxiety and adhd as their primary diagnosis. I don't think anyone gets PIP for mild anxiety, I certainly don't anyway. But adhd can be extremely debilitating and require PIP.

OP posts:
littleorangefox · 24/06/2026 10:11

Wellyesidothinkso · 24/06/2026 10:03

Are you asserting that it doesn’t stand for disorder?

No I'm "asserting" that it doesn't stand for disordered.

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 24/06/2026 10:12

littleorangefox · 24/06/2026 10:10

It doesn't stand for disordered.

OP, this level of pedantry is exactly why people switch off.

littleorangefox · 24/06/2026 10:17

OnlyMabelInTheBuilding · 24/06/2026 10:12

OP, this level of pedantry is exactly why people switch off.

😂

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Wellyesidothinkso · 24/06/2026 10:36

littleorangefox · 24/06/2026 10:11

No I'm "asserting" that it doesn't stand for disordered.

Uh-huh…

Shrinkhole · 24/06/2026 16:15

Error404BrainNotFound · 24/06/2026 09:11

@Shrinkhole Can you cheat a QbTest?
@BurnoutBee Gabor Mate thinks everything is trauma, including asthma. His work is interesting, but not entirely helpful in the here and now

I wouldn’t think you could cheat that test but most private clinics I have seen people assessed at aren’t using it. It’s not mandatory for diagnosis and it should not be relied on as a stand alone test as the reliability is not good enough for that. There’s around a 30% false positive rate which is pretty high.

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