Ask me about childhood and adult ADD.

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Ask me about childhood and adult ADD.

THE AWESOME GHOST: Oct 21, 2005

How common do you guys think overdiagnosis is? I know a couple of friends who take ADD meds, but they say things like "I don't want to do homework and I can't pay attention in class" Which honestly to me sounds like every single student in the world. I thought I might even have it because I would put off homework and doze off in classes, but when I switched majors I paid perfect attention in all my classes so really it was just I hated what I was learning.

Basically at what point does it go from "gently caress homework I'm going to play videogames" to ADD, and do you think people ever use ADD (real or imagined) as an excuse for doing poorly in school?

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