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by notfromhere 309 days ago
Too many psychiatrists do very little continuing education in their practice. I have heard more than a few try to asset that ADHD can only be diagnosed for children.

As if a neurodevelopmental disorder just magically vanishes when you hit age of majority.

It's pretty wild that despite it being a disorder that has been documented for hundreds of years, people still make the argument that people are just lying.

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I saw a (alleged) medical student claim on reddit that its childhood-only just last year. So that indoctrination appears to be ongoing.
I think a lot of people see "developed coping strategies and learned to tell people what they want to hear" as "grew out of it".
The Olds probably remember when it wasn't even in the DSM and the Scientologists were busy demonizing Ritalin.

Apparently showing up in the DSM has fixed fuckall.