>> Then again outside USA many people are sceptical that the disorder is
>> any more than a label for a personality trait.

> And many here too.

And, like many other things, nobody knows.
It seems likely that ADHD / ADD may be a "locus"of various factors
rather than the product of s single biological cause.
This wouldn't make it any less real, just a lot harder to deal with.
And, dealing with it is extremely hard. What works wonders for some
people (Adderall, Omega 3, ...) may have essentially zero benefit for
others.

DSM 4 has an ADHD checklist. If you tick all the boxes in either of
the two topmost categories then you will fit the generic ADHD picture
well enough to be sure that,. whether it is real or not, you have it.


       Russell
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