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ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
science@lemmy.world•No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say expertsEnglish
1·2 days agoYeah look if we really are seeing diagnoses suddenly rise, and it’s not just “a better telescope”, maybe it is worth considering exploring environmental causes, diagnostic criteria, societal tolerance of certain traits etc. That’s fair.
But idk about the height example. People can’t self-medicate height. For adhd, people absolutely self-medicate caffeine, nicotine, illicit stimulants, grey-market ADHD meds, etc. That alone suggests there’s a real functional problem exerting pressure that needs immediate addressing. Stimulants do not work the same way on people with adhd.
What concerns me about your responses is that “investigating why diagnoses are increasing” is used all the time to cast doubt on ADHD itself. Obviously there’s a substantial body of neurological and clinical evidence that it’s real, and dramatically affects attention regulation and executive function.
So I think people who legitimately believe in it falling for this mainstream theatre, risk letting us all slide down the slippery slope to believing the condition is mainly a societal construct and we should limit access to medication, whilst people top themselves.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
science@lemmy.world•No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say expertsEnglish
12·3 days agoIt’s just speed, just stimulants. Caffeine is an example of legal self-titration. When done properly, the doses are not high and it can really help. IMO meth-heads are a symptom of disproportionate availability of the real thing (only sometimes coca-cola).
Having said that, I am not on board with widespread use in developing brains, much as with caffeine
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
science@lemmy.world•No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say expertsEnglish
3·3 days agoThe minority will never be adequately provisioned for without access to intervention. In theory, that can instead be legal or political. Many schools or workplaces put in provisions for ADHD, mostly because of laws. Society does have a “problem” that needs to be “fixed”. The “mould” problem is a deliberate authoritarian tool, beyond the scope of this discussion.
But you need to understand that this is access to medication, nobody is forcing this down our throats. If people want it, it exists, and it helps reduce scary mental health (we’re talking suicide), ableist restriction of access to interventions is super dangerous.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
science@lemmy.world•No evidence ADHD is being over-diagnosed, say expertsEnglish
6·3 days agoIs this for your shotgun arm
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599English
2·4 days agoYeah sorry I was thinking more of the other specs than the chip itself. As you say, a pretty good little A chip, I suspect the first real go to market one given M comparisons. Perfect as you say for heavy keyboard users.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599English
1·4 days agoI mean if by shell you mean KVM then yes.
It’s a pretty good price for those peripherals plus the low end phone though
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Meta's AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderatorsEnglish
1·4 days agoPOV wanks too, huh
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Meta's AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderatorsEnglish
2·4 days agoLet me gobble you up like a Türkiye
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Meta's AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderatorsEnglish
7·4 days agowith these, absolutely
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Netanyahu's son 'highly vulnerable target' while living in Miami as he dodges IDF reserveEnglish
7·5 days agoThat sociopathic stare
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Witnesses Describe Horror Scene After “Double-Tap” Bombing Kills Over 20 at Popular Tehran SquareEnglish
2·6 days agoYeah ikr but I love a shag
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Uplifting News@lemmy.world•BC Gov News- British Columbia is moving to permanent Daylight timeEnglish
5·7 days agoB.C. officially ends time
changes and adopts single time zone
Bit overboard but ok
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated QuotesEnglish
1210·7 days agoObviously the use of a LLM was a terrible decision, but I think in this context we can also blame some country’s lack of sick pay.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Witnesses Describe Horror Scene After “Double-Tap” Bombing Kills Over 20 at Popular Tehran SquareEnglish
2·7 days agoI would play a game of
shag / fight / IRGC
- Shag → Iran
- Fight → Israel
- IRGC → America
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa's lawless Sahel regionEnglish
22·8 days agoProbably Sahelanthropus
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•US military says three of its service members killed in Iran operationEnglish
21·8 days agoUsername checks out. It could be argued the fault is with the belligerents either way
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.worldto
Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Bo French is at it again—this time calling for the deportation of Native AmericansEnglish
1·8 days agoOr, if they’re feeling generous, the settlers could get away with just back taxes and outstanding rent




This is so easy