I think if you look hard enough there will always be fuzzy boundaries and overlaps in all the forms of neurodivergence. And yet, stereotypes and categories exist for a reason. Just because diagnosis is not perfect, doesn't mean it isn't good enough to do more good than harm in the world.
To your point 1, that's true. When there's ample motivation/inspiration, which is fickle and as far as I can tell not really up for conscious mutation, hyperfocus can occur in people with ADHD.
2: The test was actually quite long. In my unmedicated graph my attention was pretty high at first, but then I apparently got slowly distracted or disengaged. During the test I didn't feel distracted or disengaged however, and yet it showed quite clearly. Might it be harder than you think for people to "fake" this in a convincing way?
Anyway I do look forward to a better understanding of ADHD rather than "not enough dopamine" which seems to be the leading explanation. And I'm curious how much of a bimodal distribution that spectrum of dopamine deficiency is for humanity, or whether it is even bimodal at all.
What I am trying to say is that the brain is a VERY complex machine, I do not believe there is a singular cause for why people fail to be motivated/alert in their daily lives.
I refuse to call it ADHD, as that implies some known pathology. It is imo a social construction. Categorization can be useful for assessment/treatment but it isnt science. Quite frankly I dont care if people were handed amphetamines simply because they wanted to see if it improved their lives.
I will just say, I am disgnosed and take stims and the best and most motivatrd I ever felt was when I was doing some sort of physical activity almost daily, had a challenging rewarding job and friends. I was completely sober and happy, and completely depressed, ADHD like all the years prior. If youre not exercising regularly I highly suggest you try it
To your point 1, that's true. When there's ample motivation/inspiration, which is fickle and as far as I can tell not really up for conscious mutation, hyperfocus can occur in people with ADHD.
2: The test was actually quite long. In my unmedicated graph my attention was pretty high at first, but then I apparently got slowly distracted or disengaged. During the test I didn't feel distracted or disengaged however, and yet it showed quite clearly. Might it be harder than you think for people to "fake" this in a convincing way?
Anyway I do look forward to a better understanding of ADHD rather than "not enough dopamine" which seems to be the leading explanation. And I'm curious how much of a bimodal distribution that spectrum of dopamine deficiency is for humanity, or whether it is even bimodal at all.