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by bluemetal 1938 days ago
FYI using the terms ADHD/ADD when not talking about the actual disorder is often offensive to people who have ADHD. It fails to acknowledge that the condition is more complicated than just getting bored quickly, especially when your statement can be interpreted as implying that people with ADHD "lack curiosity and are not digging deep enough". Things are hard enough for people with ADHD without trivialising/generalising/moralising their problems.
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Not to mention most people with ADHD are very curious. In fact, we have a tendency to hyperfocus on things that interest us.