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by corobo 852 days ago
Many people probably do have the same brain wiring, or maybe it's a low level of background dopamine, or whatever it turns out to be once science figures it out.

The reason most of the worlds population isn't diagnosed[0] is that second D: Disorder.

No disorder, no problem, no diagnosis.

[0] outside of lack of access to mental health resources, not knowing what they're looking for so never getting referred to a place to diagnose it, not believing in treating mental health issues, self-medicating, avoiding stigma, etc

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I liken it to forgetfulness in old age.

A majority of elderly people see a decline in memory as they age. Not every elderly person who is forgetful necessarily has dementia.