Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford
Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.
RSD is a very common symptom of adhd because the effect of adhd on the brain creates RSD by default. There are other ways to develop RSD but it’s a symptom of adhd.
Its similar to how bleeding is a symptom of a cut, there are other ways to bleed but a cut will do it almost every time.
Well now I want to know how else we can bleed without a cut.
Well a cut is a very specific case of a wound. You could for example get a laceration without being cut. Or you get a nosebleeding from dry air or you could get an aneurysm and get internal bleeding
I mean to fit what I was talking about with RSD being a symptom of adhd (and other conditions). A cut is the most common way to bleed. Depending on perspective periods are another very common one. Bruising is internal bleeding without a cut.
A more rare case of bleeding that doesn’t involve a cut would be crushing injuries that can occur from industrial accidents (similar to how ptsd can create rsd responses) or how hemorrhoids can cause bleeding without the occurrence of a cut.
Adhd is the most well known cause of RSD, but ptsd, autism, and OCD are well documented in causing RSD or similar enough symptoms that treatment doesn’t need to differentiate when focused on RSD.