evand comments on Open Thread, Apr. 20 - Apr. 26, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Omid 20 April 2015 12:54:06AM 2 points [-]

I think I have ADHD. What should I do now?

Comment author: evand 20 April 2015 03:18:00AM 3 points [-]

What problems are your trying to solve? Knowing you have ADHD is useful because it offers insight into what solutions will work well. For example, it might offer suggestions as to what medications might produce useful results.

Comment author: Omid 20 April 2015 03:58:23PM 2 points [-]

I want to have more focus and find it easier to do boring things.

Comment author: Lumifer 20 April 2015 04:17:53PM 3 points [-]

That's a very common desire. I am guessing that most everyone would like to have more focus and willpower.

Comment author: Houshalter 25 April 2015 11:13:21AM 0 points [-]

Everyone would like better vision but some people can't see more than a few feet without the help of glasses.

Comment author: Lumifer 27 April 2015 02:18:09PM 2 points [-]

However when people just say "I want to see better", you don't know whether they actually need a telescope, a microscope, or a pair of glasses.

Comment author: Houshalter 27 April 2015 07:29:04PM 0 points [-]

Well the question asked was "what problems are you trying to solve (which an ADHD diagnosis might help with)". For that specific problem there are various medications and other methods which seem to help people with ADHD.

Just like a person with nearsightedness would describe a problem of seeing objects that are far away, and a diagnosis would help them solve that problem.