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gurjeet 14 hours ago

Text copied verbatim from the end of the video

     ADHD is a neurological disorder
         children are born with.
      The APA says it affects 5% of
          children ages 4 to 17.
  
      Children with ADHD often have
           other mental issues,
       such as depression, anxiety,
    and oppositional defiant disorder.
  
         Children with ADHD often
           have low self-esteem
         and poor social skills.
        They are often bullied by
         their peers and excluded
         from social gatherings.
  
       Children with ADHD are very
        intelligent, creative, and
    compassionate, but they are often
        labeled by their peers as
          "weird" or a "misfit."
  
         All children deserve and
            want to be loved.
       Please be aware that not all
        disabilities are visible.
  
     Educate your children about ADHD
              and teach them
         kindness and compassion.
  
      Chances are, there is at least
  one child in your child's class who is
           suffering from ADHD.
  
    Simply asking a child with ADHD to
              play with them
           at recess would mean
            the world to them!
  
    Please help spread ADHD awareness
          by sharing this video.
1659447091 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I have always disliked the "neurological disorder" description.

To me (w/diagnosed ADHD), it's a societal conformity disorder if we want to stick with "disorder". I get why it's labeled that. But it's a disservice to everyone when we conflate a group of people who's only issue/difference is not conforming easily to the social norms created by the majority in-group -- with people that have actual debilitating neurological disorders that affect their, for lack of a better word, able-bodiness...but which does not always interfere with their ability to fall-in-line with social norms (ie, 9-5 schedule, not talking "out of turn", not getting up to walk around every N mins, not climbing on the construction workers' scaffolding after being told repeatedly not too, etc). Their lifestyle changes come as a result of actual neurological disorders, not out of a desire (or need) to function in a socially approved way.

The video was posted 10 years ago, maybe they wouldn't use that now. A better understanding of it is slowly circulating.