bane_killgrind

Yeah same re: purchasing convenience vs pirating.

Pirating is a juicy prospect once again.

But your premise is bad

No way, for other disorders therapy is very effective and non invasive.

Discussion is fine, but real prioritization needs to be done by impartial researchers that are considering harm reduction vs effectiveness.

The people that do not respond well to a treatment need to be classified vs people that respond very well.

I’m not forcing it on others, and im certainly not having kids. …If i had a hypothetical child, it would be up to them

That’s awesome.

supporting drugs unquestionably

Nonono, I’m supporting healthcare unquestionably. There’s science behind best practices, and when it’s drugs or therapy or surgery, best practices should be considered.

I get that science is improved all the time, and things like lobotomies and such are found to be more harmful than good… That harm is the exception, and getting more rare.

Scientists and researchers who make a career of examining these practices should be in charge of creating recommendations for changing these practices. It’s too complicated a field of study to leave choices to legislators, parents and other layman.

I don’t really need it at this point, it doesn’t interfere with my job and I’m having less problems around it.
My life feels like it’s getting easier and I feel more organised.

If I was still procrastinating a ton I absolutely would.
Anyone that feels like they are struggling and don’t know why or how to make it better should talk to their doctor!

So, I struggled massively with ADHD symptoms in my teens and 20s. Despite failing out of school, and struggling in all the classic ways, I was never diagnosed.

My folks “didn’t want the kids on pills” and so despite needing help I was just called lazy and never received any help.

The best way to mitigate the symptoms is with stimulants. I self prescribed caffeine. If I was in a different environment that could have easily been something illegal.

I was never diagnosed and I wish I was, because if I could have focused on classwork in high school, I could have went to college, and I could have started doing work that interests me at the beginning of my 20s instead of the end of my 20s.

You need to examine your shallow attitude about medication. It’s “I don’t like it because other stuff is better”, and a bunch of anxiety around what if what if what if.

What if you deny your child the one tool that actually allows them to reach their potential? You try these “better” options and waste their youth instead of using methods that are proven to be reliable?