i have a very considerate friend and in conversation last night i told him i booked the initial stages of my adhd assessment he was not aware of my struggles and so i had to for the first time breakdown my issues i could sense a lot of hesitation on his part although he kept listening and offering insightful references that helped him in the past   2 hours in i found myself trying to make a case for why i believe adhd is one of potentially many mental dysfunctions i deal with on a daily basis   the fact that even the most considerate and compassionate people in our lives need convincing shows that 1 adhd has a strong negative connotation 2 people still believe to a smaller extend that its an excuse and 3 maybe just maybe it doesnt really control ones life decisions  its as if people really believe were not serious and instead want to lazy around and make excuses for ourselves