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A question about terminology.

How do people feel about the term:


High functioning ADHD?

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Unknown member
May 06

I think it is quite effective, to me it’s says “I have ADHD but I’m great at masking it so no one realises’

I’m in my 50’s and these terms mean different things to each generation,


I think some people today may feel as it classifies or grades ‘how ADHD’ someone is but to me it just means that someone has developed coping strategies to effectively navigate their world better,


I know many people take offence at suggesting conditions can vary in degrees, preferring to take the position that severity is irrelevant as the way a condition effects an individual is multifactored and therefore we mitigate impact by treating the person not the isolated condition, I personally think that some differentiation can be useful in understanding better, but that is just me

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