Re: Faking ADHD – Time Magazine

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I wonder what percentage of people who walk into a doctor’s office claiming to be in pain are really just looking for a prescription for Oxycontin? I wonder how many people who claim to have injuries are really just trying to get disability benefits or win a tidy settlement from a lawsuit?

I’m sure there’s some truth in this article, but so what? That some people lie to doctors to get meds or benefits shouldn’t be news to anybody. And it certainly doesn’t mean there aren’t others who really do suffer from legitimate diseases or disabilities.

You’d think people would be smart enough to understand this. Wouldn’t you?

I still maintain the highest hurdle ADDers have to overcome is the notion, shared by many, that everybody—if they try— is able to control his/her behavior and that therefore ADD/ADHD is really a character flaw, not a neurological disorder. The very idea that all people are not fully in control of their wills is, to those people, damnable heresy.

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