But they are also linked with impulsivity and impaired judgment in the Manic phase that has resulted in relationship problems, legal issues, chemical dependence, harm to self ( unintended), and harm to others.
The Depressive phase is more widely understood to pose a risk of suicide
Similarly, many labeled ADHD as children have decades later found their quality of life descended into depths despite any creativity.
We are not our illness but an illness or Disorder which puts us at risk of not reaching our potential in life: some may be lucky, but we can’t bank on luck alone.
鈥硷笍While ADHD is a valid diagnosis, the greatest challenge is diagnosis accuracy…much early in life.
Some of those mislabelled with ADHD have lives where their voices are not heard.
Maybe the researchers can survey how many in prison (especially in certain zip codes) were diagnosed with ADHD as kids..now long vanished from the long thread of diagnoses.
Thanks for bringing up these valuable topics for discussion.
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