Anxiety, depression, and PTSD may be adaptive responses to adversity: study
&gt; <i>If ADHD is not a disorder, but a mismatch with a human environment, then suddenly it’s not a medical issue. It’s an issue for educational reform. And that is a compelling thought, given the evidence that kids’ focus and cognition are improved by physical activity. Still, we need to take this study with a grain of salt. There is a large body of research showing other biological factors when it comes to ADHD. For instance, there is evidence that premature birth increases rates of ADHD later.</i><p>So speaking as someone with adult ADHD who is getting by without medication with the right lifestyle choices, this sounds a bit like arguing that cardiovascular diseases are not medical issues, they&#x27;re lifestyle problems.<p>I mean, yeah, in both cases the problems very much <i>are</i> largely caused by our lifestyles. But these lifestyles still affects me differently than how it affects most other people. Don&#x27;t get me wrong, I&#x27;d be very happy if we get rid of the <i>disorder</i> label, not to mention societal stigmas surrounding mental illnesses and&#x2F;or being neuro-atypical in general, but I don&#x27;t see why we&#x27;d have to choose between (in this example) educational reform and psychiatric therapy when both seem valid options that complement each other.<p>EDIT: also, if you <i>really</i> want a good example of dystopian victim blaming in psychology, I&#x27;d suggest checking out &quot;opppositional defiant disorder&quot; and imagining how <i>that</i> label can be abused<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Oppositional_defiant_disorder" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Oppositional_defiant_disorder</a>