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> the diagnosis isn't based on any genetic marker

Neither is depression, PTSD, autism, chronic pain, schizophrenia, narcissism, MPD, and so forth. But they all exist. And they can all be debilitating to the point of becoming a disorder. They all have treatments according to their classification.

Being invisible doesn't make it not be a disorder.

> the problem is the arbitrary demands of society

Well, society isn't going to change to make 5% of the population with an invisible disorder better.

And I think even given that, the "it's society that's the problem" is still wrong. Because (from another thread), ADHD is more than just a concentration problem. It's a disorder that encompasses the symptoms of time blindness, a lack of ability to control focus, emotional disregulation, rejection sensitivity dysphoria, reduced working memory, an inability to form habits, and executive dysfunction. No number of "hunter gatherer" society norms would explain all of these.

Congratulations on having ADHD at a level where your coping mechanisms work (and appear to work pretty well). Not everyone is so lucky.

Or to put it another way, a broken toe and a broken femur are both categorized as broken bones, but one is much more serious and has complications the other does not.

> Take your pills and put a bit of effort in and you’ll be fine.

Absolutely, categorically wrong. There's plenty of literature on the subject, should you wish to correct your assumptions.

For those with serious symptoms, medication can help make it possible to use coping strategies. It doesn't make it easier, just possible.

To put it another way we'll never be neurotypical (normal), and if that's your expectation for someone with ADHD, that's not our problem.

Yeah, we tend to die earlier as well (65 on average, I recall reading). Turns out chronic stress from managing the disability is not great.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/child-development-ce...

> labeling ADHD a disability is a category error

No, it's not. According to doctors, scientists, and the ADA.

That factual inaccuracy aside, would you consider someone with chronic back pain to not have a disability since they can take heavy painkillers every day for the rest of their lives? Or someone who is legally blind but who can put on glasses?

FWIW, this comment falls afoul of the guidelines as well, and is even less useful since I did follow my opening with a real discussion. To quote the guidelines, report it to the moderators if you feel it's sufficiently problematic.

Have a good one!

> because the disorder can simply be redefined

Respectfully, disorder already has a meaning. And it's a meaning enshrined in medicine and law (ADA). "Redefining" disorder does nothing but hurt people who have a disorder.

And ADHD has no correlation with IQ (which I think you know, but it' not just a focus sliding scale either). It's a disorder that encompasses the symptoms of time blindness, a lack of ability to control focus, emotional disregulation, rejection sensitivity dysphoria, reduced working memory, an inability to form habits, and executive dysfunction.

It's also associated with a physical change in the brain.

> I have a half-dozen discarded lists. Lists are not the problem. Someday I will find the solution?

I haven't, but I can say that it's not journals. Though they do make pretty stacks when you collect them.

What kind of disabilities? Visible (missing or non-functional limbs) or invisible (chronic pain, adhd, depression) ones?

More specifically, how do you know whether they could or couldn't do the things you were asking them to do, especially if it was an invisible disability?

Doing it before isn't a good indicator.

Other people with the same disability doing it isn't a good indicator.

Not visibly trying isn't a good indicator.

Having a blowout (or not) isn't a good indicator.

Being too tired (or too wired) isn't a good indicator.

Thanks to another prevalent symptom of ADHD - emotional disregulation - I very well could have overreacted. In my defense, the "It's not a real thing" and "you're just lazy" really get old after the 100th time hearing them this week.

Control over concentration is only one symptom of ADHD, and there are discernible differences that make ADHD brains look different in CT and MRI scans. So it's a bit closer to binary than "everyone in the world is somewhere on the ADHD spectrum".

Plus, the final word in the ADHD acronym is "Disorder" - so if it's not impairing your ability to live and participate in society, by definition you don't have ADHD.

Practicing point and click skills probably won't to help much with your firearm accuracy. Or cardio.

Not really.

And I think that's mostly due to the lack of constraints in most programming jobs. I don't have to think about throughput or optimizing op codes or almost anything else because our machines have absurd amounts of compute and more memory than most hard drives I've had in my life, the networks are broad and fast, and there's a commercial solution for most of the hard problems.

Maybe I'd think differently if I worked on microcontrollers, but my brief foray into Arduinos and Raspberry Pies didn't feel that much different. I mean, I was using Python on the Arduino. I felt more constrained by the pins than anything else - another problem with several well explored solutions.

> I "have" ADHD, although I don't believe in it conceptually

Congratulations on getting your Doctorate of Psychiatry. Glad you've single handedly debunked a century of study with your belief.

On a more serious note, I'm glad your symptoms are addressable with coping mechanisms. A lot of folks can't. And your "40%" is actually closer to 5%, based on scientists who research and give talks on this mental disorder.

> ADHD doesn't stop you from doing those basic things does it?

Ironic that you picked those two - it absolutely does.

ADHD (and autism) have trouble forming habits - remembering to brush your teeth is something that's a real problem for most folks who have ADHD. Not to mention showering, deodorant, etc.

As for the bathroom, most ADHD people will hyperfocus to the point where they either don't notice they have to use the bathroom, sometimes for an entire work day at a time. Constipation and minor incontinence are not as uncommon as we wish.

> For many people with ADHD it doesn't make things impossible, just much more difficult.

Imagine you have a set of spoons with which to do work. For a NT, doing something like brushing your teeth is a habit, so it doesn't take a spoon. For a ND, the habit fails to form, so they have to exert mental energy to do it. Two spoons.

Keep this up for an entire day, and by the time you have to cook dinner, ND just don't eat because they've been out of spoons since mid-day. The NT cooks dinner and has a few spoons left over to work on their hobby.

Difficult might as well be impossible when you're out of energy. Or spoons.

EDIT: Wow. This blew up. I wouldn't mind chatting more about it.

It's less useful that the things most often set aside are the most mundane but required parts of life.

For example: brushing your teeth. Showering. Getting prescriptions. Scheduling and following through with doctor's appointments. Paying bills (thank the gods for autopay). House repairs. Calling someone to do house repairs. Going to meetings at work. Remembering to leave for work on time. Remembering your wallet.

And so forth.

You're just carrying on what you were called by your parents, teachers, coaches, and peers. ADHD and being called lazy is common. And when we're told that so frequently, we begin to believe it.

Even though it's not true. Sometimes no amount of mental effort can break past the barriers we face on a daily, hourly, even minute by minute basis.

You don't always need to announce it to everyone. You can try talking to HR and asking for accommodations (which someone with ADHD is eligible for through the ADA). And the nice thing there is you don't have to tell anyone else.

Accommodations can include things as simple as leeway for coming in late, or with deadlines. They can even go up to removing specific requirements from your role.

It's worth asking what's available at least.

100% this. This often manifests as "It's not your fault but it is your responsibility." Which is a great thinking framework when it helps you accept what you have and do what you can do mitigate it.

But here's the kicker: our "what we can do" will never be enough to be neurotypical.

We'll need help, even when we're using all our coping mechanisms. And if we don't get that help, the outcome is simple: we're going to fail.

Nuke 'em both then. Seriously. Partisan politics, regardless of the side they take, should not belong in the judiciary.

Innocent until proven guilty is a great idea. I'll agree with that. But it's not really implemented anywhere. You're stuck in prison or effectively on parole until you're found not guilty (or the case is dropped), with no reparation. You can also be put in jail indefinitely by a judge with no process of appeal.

Which I guess you could call a problem with the practice, but that begs the question: if it's never practiced, is it really a principle? Or is it just propaganda?

Also, prison labor is built into our constitution, making it more than just a practice.

That's certainly a more defensible position. I don't necessarily agree with it, but that may just be because I repeatedly seen how getting snared by the US Justice system's web destroys lives.

It's not even ownership. Not when the government can take back your property for virtually any reason.

It's a bit of a sore spot for me, when the local city tried to condemn my parent's land for $30k - less than a quarter of what they paid for it back in the 70's.

Our principles of justice? You are aware that we use incarceration as a source of slave labor for the government and private companies, right? That even after folks have served their time, we severely restrict their rights for the rest of their lives?

I'm not trying to be an ass, but the US' principles of justice are universally fucked.

I'd put a vote in for J5 Create as another good brand. I've had some of these adapters for a decade now, replacing them only as the technology they're built on (VGA, Lightning, etc) go obsolete.

Specific to the OP, my work laptop is plugged into one dock that manages power, ethernet, USB-A adapters, and 4k 30FPS HDMI. It also has an unused VGA, SD & Micro SD. It's a nice amount of functionality for only consuming one Thunderbolt-capable USB-C port.

Based on the evidence, it should take more than just stepping on it - it seems to break under a big dynamic load. The cast aluminum appears to be more brittle than a steel frame.

But who knows, really. I'd say "not Tesla", but they did add that warning to the owner's manual...

The confusion here is that most manufacturers don't differentiate between Tongue Load (which is 1100), and vertical hitch load limits. From an alert panel in the manual's "Carrying Accessories" section:

"The hitch assembly is designed to support vertical loads up to 160 lb (72 kg). Exceeding this maximum weight can cause damage."

The CT bed is 6' by 4', the F150 has options at 5'5" (short bed), 6'5" (standard bed), and 8' (long bed). It's also universally wider than the CT's bed (albeit by only 2"), and the depth is greater at the tailgate, and consistent throughout.

As for blind spots, trucks suck, period. But the complete loss of the back window when the tonneau cover is closed is a major visibility issue. Yes, even with the rear view camera (which all vehicles have now). The A pillar in the front is also a larger issue for the CT vs the F150.

I have yet to see a single instance of a CT doing offroading that a Subaru Legacy couldn't do - I've seen more ford pickups towing CTs out of trouble to be honest. The weight and lack of articulation put the Cybertruck at an immediate disadvantage that no amount of power control can overcome.

The massive savings aren't always massive. If you use fast chargers frequently, it's going to cost you. In contrast if you use a slow charger regularly at home, then you'll save money. But that's not really an option for road trips.

Tow without fear of shattering the frame (OK, without the snark, support more than 160 lbs downward force on the hitch). A full sized bed. Better visibility. Go offroad. Go through a carwash.

And in a purely cosmetic take: even panel gaps and a finish that doesn't require hand-cleaning after it rains.

EDIT: Fixed 150 to 160 lbs to match manual.

To borrow from the freelancer's creed:

Fuck you, fire me.

No, I don't work there, but I'd rather be fired than quit myself. At a minimum, I can get unemployment, and the job market is so saturated that the extra time to find a replacement job will be welcome.