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"Or work-at-home ADHD."

That is not what ADHD is... ADHD is not lack of focus, it's lack of control over focus. It's issues with regulating emotion. Issues with impulsiveness. etc.

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Trying to be charitable I think what they mean to say is “people with medically untreated ADHD who have been managing their symptoms with structure and routine finding their strategies failing in a new environment they have less control over.”

Given the context, it also might be a sarcastic illustration of people's misunderstanding of ADHD as a sporadic condition instead of a neurological disorder.

The article makes no attempt to define ADHD or even say it's a valid diagnosis in adults. In fact, it implies otherwise.

No, but it can make ADHD / ADHD tendencies a lot harder to deal with.

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