Fun Fact:
1955 is how long we’ve officially existed, originally under the name “hyperkinetic reaction of childhood”. 😅
Definitely long enough to rub in the faces of the no one had ADHD in my day crowd, which is what’s important.
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Fun Fact:
1955 is how long we’ve officially existed, originally under the name “hyperkinetic reaction of childhood”. 😅
Definitely long enough to rub in the faces of the no one had ADHD in my day crowd, which is what’s important.
I obviously agree with this – it’s healthcare; no one should be denied the healthcare they need on the NHS. But I worry the NHS gender identity clinics are already so broken, unfit for purpose, underfunded, and just unrelentingly dogshit that this probably doesn’t go far enough. (Everyone should watch Abigail Thorne’s amazing video about this.)
I see the government responded saying, “people already have the right to care that meets their needs”, but that doesn’t address the fact it already doesn’t.
Not that I know what to suggest instead, this is just me feeling defeated. 🤷♂️
Imagine being an NT person and just bumping into one topic after another like a moth, I’d much rather know how I got to wherever I ended up. 😅
Definitely! The name (negatively?) shapes how people think of the condition, too.
I’m a fan of “Executive Function Disorder”, personally.