This is all probably mostly accurate but there is a kernel of truth to the trope that is missed unless you take an evolutionary approach. The DRD4-7R allele is the most highly correlated gene with ADHD (so no diagnosis effects) and does in fact have benefits in some environments. It is associated with poor health and obesity if you work an office job but in pastoralist societies it’s associated with better health. Analyzing the effects of a gene/disorder/whatever only within one population gives you a very narrow view of its effects
Thank you for posting this. As a guy that actually has ADHD I cannot stress enough how much it can suck to live with. It has absolutely made my life much harder than it would have been otherwise, and I’m speaking not necessarily about difficulty with focus etc. but about certain doors or opportunities being closed because of ADHD. I would be lying if I said that I was not a little embittered by those that claim ADHD is a ‘superpower’.
This is all probably mostly accurate but there is a kernel of truth to the trope that is missed unless you take an evolutionary approach. The DRD4-7R allele is the most highly correlated gene with ADHD (so no diagnosis effects) and does in fact have benefits in some environments. It is associated with poor health and obesity if you work an office job but in pastoralist societies it’s associated with better health. Analyzing the effects of a gene/disorder/whatever only within one population gives you a very narrow view of its effects
Thank you for posting this. As a guy that actually has ADHD I cannot stress enough how much it can suck to live with. It has absolutely made my life much harder than it would have been otherwise, and I’m speaking not necessarily about difficulty with focus etc. but about certain doors or opportunities being closed because of ADHD. I would be lying if I said that I was not a little embittered by those that claim ADHD is a ‘superpower’.
Excellent post