I’ve been diagnosed for a couple years, and my husband just received his official diagnosis. His brother is saying things like “ADHD is over diagnosed these days, since your doctor is a specialist he might just be handing out diagnoses” and “just make sure you rely more on the therapy than meds because the meds are harder to come back from” (???), and “everyone has ADHD these days thanks to the internet”.

He’s not intentionally an asshole, he just knows nothing about ADHD. He doesn’t understand how extensively it impacts our entire lives, not just our attention spans. My husband is planning to sit down with his brother to go over the official report, but with how resistant he is to this I’m wondering if y’all have any good additional resources for correcting these harmful ADHD myths.

  • @xmunk
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    98 months ago

    How to ADHD was an absolutely great resource for my partner - I think there are several better resources for detailed information but they’re watchable and pretty informative.

    https://youtube.com/@HowtoADHD

    • @[email protected]OP
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      8 months ago

      We love How to ADHD! The doctor that diagnosed my husband recommended it to him, and we’ve started watching. Just gotta find the right ones that my BIL will be receptive to. Thank you!