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

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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.

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

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

😂

Uh-huh…

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.

Did it occur to you its the other way round?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12538516/
perimenopausal symptoms in women with and without ADHD: A population-based cohort study

my mother - 'why do you have to bring the childhood?' when i started therapy
she cant deal with the stigma as there might me something wrong with her genes as her younger brother was spastic cerebral palsy.

'I treated you like a problem when your were a child, but once you turned 18 you could make your own decisions, and what have you done with your life? '
parents supposed to prepare a child and support for adulthood.
First time I could afford therapy was when I was 43.
I am 45.
I am ASD/ADHD

ADHD can affect people very differently, and for some it can have a serious impact on everyday life. Support should be based on how much someone’s condition affects them, rather than assumptions about a diagnosis alone.