• @apemint
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    6 months ago

    It’s also conveniently missing that adults affected by ADHD are up to 6x more likely to also have depression than adults without ADHD.
    Kind of an important point if you want your kid to actually live to adulthood.

    • @Clent
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      96 months ago

      Yeah. It’s annoying when people pretend these things are superpowers by ignoring the negative effects which stigmatizes anyone struggling with it.

      “There are famous people who succeeded with it! Many become business owners! Why are you still you? You’re obviously not trying.”

      • @apemint
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        26 months ago

        And let’s see some statistics on those business owners.
        Are they actually successful, or just 3x more likely to start a business on impulse and then 5x more likely to go bankrupt because of ADHD?