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Do many people think that ADHD is not real?

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Ilovecranberries · 20/07/2020 16:28

Was having remote drinks with a friend and his wife yesterday. She's a secondary school teacher in a quite "rough" school (not in the UK). I was quite surprised when, discussing something quite abstract about how different people think and react differently, she had said quite breezily that the majority of teachers she knows "don't believe" in the existence of ADHD.
Incidentally, one of my children is currently being assessed for it, but it is not news that I had shared socially outside of my immediate family. I wasn't offended, but I wonder if it is actually a widespread view behind the closed doors?

LouMumsnet · 25/07/2020 21:47

Thanks for the reports about this thread.

In going through and removing posts breaking our Talk Guidelines, we've noticed that many of the deletions have been for disablist posts.

Do take a look at our This Is My Child Campaign especially the Myths about Special needs and consider the challenges many parents of children with disabilities, or who have disabilities themselves, face on a daily basis.

Mumsnet exists to make parent's lives easier and if there's one thing we could all do with, it's some understanding and moral support.

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