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[โ€“] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Think of it this way. Many 'normal' people can exhibit different symptoms that get associated with ADHD. With people who are diagnosed with ADHD, they must pass a certain threshold number of these symptoms and severity.

IIRC, it's a similar approach to ASD

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

which is honestly so enormously stupid, like the problems don't exist just because you're 2% shy of a diagnosis

it's like not giving someone a wheelchair just because they can walk 2 meters before falling flat on their face