[trotsky]

Consider looking into the symptoms and characteristics of adult ADHD, especially if you ever had episodes of hyperactivity as a child. It's probably not what's going on, but frequently switching jobs (projects) can be a flag. 9 out of 10 adults with it are undiagnosed, and treatment is very effective.

[nchlswu]

Do you think you could provide some links or references? When I read your comment, I immediately thing of overdiagnosing condition these days. I only ask because I Think a lot of people in my generation (I guess that's Gen Y?) jump to the "ADHD" or genuinely think they have something wrong with them, when they are completely normal.

[loopdoend]

Having lots of unfinished projects is common with people with ADHD. We tend to get over the initial excitement of starting something new and lose interest. In order to be actually diagnosed with ADHD you would have to be affected in other ways that seriously impact your life, but this is one "trait cluster" that a lot of people with ADHD share.

http://add-adhd.lifetips.com/tip/81525/adult-add-adhd/adult-...

[sopooneo]

Me too. But I gut up and finish anyway.

While it may be true that most people with ADHD don't finish things, it also true that most people who don't finish things don't have any disorder at all. They just don't finish things.

[trotsky]

I assume you are looking for a citation for the 9 in 10: http://mbldownloads.com/1108PP_Weisler.pdf

I made a mistake in that it says 9 in 10 go untreated not undiagnosed, though certainly the majority of those untreated are also undiagnosed.

Personally, I'd question why you're willing to challenge a psychiatric disorder like that when you'd never be willing to challenge someone that said "wow, sounds like you might have slipped a disc, you should get that checked out". While undoubtedly there are instances of mistaken diagnosis with ADHD, many objections to the diagnosis have more to do with the viewers confusion between symptoms and moral character.

[nchlswu]

Thank you for clarifying the statistic.

I'm not challenging the disorder itself. I'm challenging a culture that's happy to jump to clinical diagnoses. There are a wide variety of traits people may possess that can easily fall into a variety of clinical diagnoses but are completely normal. Your original comment was very well balanced, but the 9 in 10 undiagnosed statistic struck me as a wild statistic that had no basis.

I understand the confusion between symptoms and moral character, but I'd prefer a more conservative stance on diagnoses when it comes to a condition with boundaries that aren't black and white.