Should ADHD be classified as a neurological disorder or a social construction?

1. Should ADHD be classified as a
mental disorder or a social
construction?
Jessica Bell

2. What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder?
The National Institute of Mental Health defines ADHD’s symptoms as difficulty
staying focused and paying attention, difficult controlling behavior, and overhyperactivity.

3. Disorder or Construction?
ADHD is a social construction.
The behavioral problems associated with it fall on spectrum of normative
behavior
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4. Some Evidence
Disproportionate number of ADHD cases from white middle- and upper-middle-class
children
Lack of specific and consistent testing models
Lack of biological or psychiatric indicators
Similar reactions to ADHD medications between diagnosed and undiagnosed children
Image Source: Benjamin Perkus, Ph. D. drperkus.com/adhd