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  • NegativeInf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    452·
    1 year ago

    Yea. I have ADHD. Gimme dem dopamine cells. I’m tired of people talking shit because I take a prescribed stimulant.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        1 year ago

        Dude, I’ve gotten rejected from jobs because of it. Yes it’s illegal, no it’s often not worth suing if the government decides not to take the case

          • DarkWasp@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            I’m not sure why this would ever come up in a job interview, it’s not your employer’s business.

            • remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              It wouldn’t come up in an interview, unless it’s a tiny business.

              Being ADHD myself, it wouldn’t surprise me if the person above made it a topic of conversation themselves. Inability to shut ones mouth is something I am more than familiar with.

              • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                1 year ago

                It could also be a matter of them disclosing it to get accommodations.

                “By the way, I have ADHD, so might need a bit of help here and there” seems entirely reasonable for someone to say in an interview, but might also get them rejected.

                • remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
                  3·
                  1 year ago

                  Oh it’s totally reasonable to bring it up but I still wouldn’t do it though.

                  Rarely have I had a company be upfront about any issues they have so I am more than willing to reciprocate.

      • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Caffeine and Alcohol are a bit weird, since they don’t have the stigma that other drugs do.

        If you say “Oh, I need a litre of coffee to function in the mornings”, people would just laugh and agree, whereas if you said that you had to take your stimulant medication/dextroamphetamine to function/took the caffeine in pill form, people might judge you for it.

        You see it a bit with social media, where people say that ADHD is merely an excuse for laziness, and that medication does more harm than it helps, but will happily excuse people needing a coffee to start up in the morning.