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		masukomi on Sept 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I’m a productive programmer with a memory of a fru... Tell me you have ADHD without _telling_ me you have ADHD ;) Sometimes I'm not sure what's worse, the not remembering, or the people claiming that you having forgotten means you didn't care enough, or that you're not trying hard enough. grrrr

stronglikedan on Sept 19, 2022 [–]

Could just be ADD. ;)

_oghd on Sept 20, 2022 | [–]

they are the same now in DSM-5. they are both ADHD, with subtypes of Inattentive, Hyperactive, or Both.

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