Here’s What Psychiatrists Mean When They Say You Have A.D.H.D. (Awais Aftab, 5/11/26, NY Times)
When psychiatrists say that you “have A.D.H.D.,” what they really mean is something like this: After spending time listening to you, talking with people who know you and observing how you think and behave, I’ve made a judgment call that your experience fits a behavioral pattern we currently call A.D.H.D.