Posted by baseball55 on January 19, 2014, at 18:49:49
In reply to Re: Questionable Quizzes overdiagnosing ADD » baseball55, posted by SLS on January 18, 2014, at 21:05:50
> > This test pathologizes human behavior.
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> Isn't that a bit harsh? I don't get where you are coming from. Do you believe that ADD / ADHD exists?
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> - Scott
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> I guess what I mean is that if I - who am not the least bit ADD - score as possibly having ADD, based on my saying I sometimes or rarely get distracted, then the test is pathologizing normal behavior. For a test to say that you "possibly" have ADD is like saying - you might want to go to a doctor and check it out. When there's nothing wrong and nothing to check out. Or possibly, you should try Adderall or Concerta and line the pockets of big pharma.
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