There needs to be a discussion about how the increase in mild-moderate ADHD awareness and diagnoses (an overall positive development) has lead to a trivialisation of ADHD as a whole, making it harder for severe ADHD sufferers to get the daily supports they need.
Like I'm really glad Becky from Tiktok has discovered how to best work with her neurodiverse brain and that the 5mg dexamphetamines she's taking is allowing her to work fulltime but I need support workers and serious accomadations in both university and the workplace. My severe ADHD-C means I struggle to feed myself, go to the bathroom and get out of bed without assistance, even when taking enough medication to tranquilise a horse. I will never be able to work fulltime and may be reliant on government benefits for the rest of my life.
Yet, when I tell someone I have ADHD, they think it means I'm loud, quirky and forgetful. The state doesn't recognise ADHD as a "real disability" because it's "really common" and "easily treated".
