No it’s not. ADHD is a developmental disorder that affects the prefrontal cortex, which controls executive function. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are poor descriptors of the disorder, and lead to a lot of misconceptions about it.
To correct your analogy, calling it ADHD is like referring to all automobiles as dirt bikes.
The conversation about ADHD itself being a bad name is valid, sure, but that’s not what I’m talking about.
It’s called ADHD - this might be a bad name, but the previous user said instead it should be called the name of one of the components, and I disagreed with that. This works even if it was called “nachos” instead of “ADHD”, the point is that reducing it to a single symptom or mechanism would also be a bad name.
That’s like saying a car should be called “wheels”
No it’s not. ADHD is a developmental disorder that affects the prefrontal cortex, which controls executive function. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are poor descriptors of the disorder, and lead to a lot of misconceptions about it.
To correct your analogy, calling it ADHD is like referring to all automobiles as dirt bikes.
The conversation about ADHD itself being a bad name is valid, sure, but that’s not what I’m talking about.
It’s called ADHD - this might be a bad name, but the previous user said instead it should be called the name of one of the components, and I disagreed with that. This works even if it was called “nachos” instead of “ADHD”, the point is that reducing it to a single symptom or mechanism would also be a bad name.