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pascha bchochma & popa_bar_abba – “mental illness is far more stigmatized than learning issues,” “So in terms of shidduchim, which the lady asked about, I would not categorize ADHD as a mental illness.”

What you are saying is -don’t call something what it really is, because the frum community will stigmatize you. This was the point of the topic that was closed -mental illness is very stigmatized in the frum community. Don’t you think by doing things like calling ADHD- a non-mental illness, you are fueling the fire of people who stigmatize mental illness?

“Here for example, ADHD was probably lobbied to be included so that some government organization would be required to treat it.”

This isn’t an example, this is part of your theory. It is true that they have removed something due to political correctness. This was homosexuality. I know of nothing else that was removed or put in due to lobbying. You can’t just knock a group of scientists because you disagree.