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Sitting intensifies (lemmy.world)
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[+] -21 points 2 months ago (14 children)
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  • [–] 48 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    So is taking a shit, but if you’re doing it 40 times a day you see a doctor.

    ADHD doesn’t turn you into an alien. It’s a developmental disorder that makes everyday tasks harder.

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  • [+] -14 points 2 months ago

    You're reading too much into my comments. I was not making a statement about ADHD. I was just complaining that the caption “Executive dysfunction isn’t just about things we don’t want to do” is unnecessary because that is the assumed case, ADHD or not.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 months ago* (9 children)

    Yes, the whole point is that executive dysfunction also stops you from doing the things you do want to do! (There is no «don’t» in the thought bubble)

    It also stops you from doing things you don’t want to do more often than for most people.

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  • [+] -13 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    Ya, so what is the caption "Executive dysfunction isn't just about things we don't want to do" about? Why does it assume the readers don't know that?

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    To counter the stereotypes that ADHD is a lack of willpower and is just laziness.

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  • [+] -12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    stereotypes that ADHD is a lack of willpower

    ...in year 2026?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Yes, very much so! Or not even stereotypes, just the inability of «normal» people to understand how it can possibly be the case.

    For most people it is (understandably) difficult to believe that it is hard to do things you want to do even when you have the opportunity to do them.

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  • [+] -12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    For most people it is (understandably) difficult to believe that it is hard to do things you want to do even when you have the opportunity to do them.

    It's not. Most people couldn't finish books / games / etc they enjoy. The truly motivated are the rare ones.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    Yes. If you don't experience that, I'm thrilled for you!

    I'm currently off sick and despite having formal diagnosis for both ADHD and Autism, and having assessments done by primary care and occupational therapists, I still get told it's a skill issue.

    Funny how before the diagnosis it was "just work less!" Now that I am asking for accommodations like meeting agendas and minutes I'm just not organized enough.

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