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[Video] Is ADHD Just a Neuro⁠diversity Rather than a Disorder? Where The Economist Gets It Wrong

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[Video] Is ADHD Just a Neuro⁠diversity Rather than a Disorder? Where The Economist Gets It Wrong

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ADHD@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Is ADHD Just a Neurodiversity Rather than a Disorder? Where The Economist Gets It Wrong

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Two articles appeared within the last two weeks in The Economist website and magazine claiming that ADHD is a neurodiversity and just a different way of bein...

The Two Articles from the Economist:

Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder. The Economist, October 30, 2024. https://archive.is/a4xbu

ADHD should not be treated as a disorder. The Economist, October 30, 2024. https://archive.is/hNPIQ#selection-97…

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Why do the categories have to be mutually exclusive? ADHD is a neurodivergent condition that can cause disability.

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