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by andoando 476 days ago
>People with ADHD actually have an increased risk of motorvehicle accidents,

Does this mean that you identified a definite cause, or does this mean as part of an ADHD diagnosis, you managed to capture a group of individuals with specific traits like being more impulsive, taking higher risks, etc?

I can for example, make up 9 seemingly related symptoms, and given a large enough population millions of people will fit it. Then I assure you I can do a wide range of studies that will find that my group of people will deviate from the norm in X,Y,Z.

Also weirdly enough, I noticed I make a lot more mistakes while driving while on adderall.

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I'm not sure what your point is -- but you might look into Chesterton's fence. It's a metaphor that illustrates a common trap that lots of smart people fall into.
Is this like the sophisticated version of negging? I think itd have been easier to just give me few worss to look into.

I bought into the whole "I have Adhd thing thats why Im failing at school" thing 13 years ago and have since then spent countless hours thinking and talking about it.

Im glad it helps people, but unless someone can prove definitive facts about my brain, I have all the answers I need as to why I am who I am or why I do what I do. And yes stimulants help sometimes when Im forced to do shit I have zero interest in for prolonged periods of time, simple as that