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Hot_Flan1220 t1_j6bqfrb wrote

Reply to comment by Hot_Flan1220 in What makes it difficult to determine whether nutrient deficiencies are implicated in mental-health issues like ADHD? by LinguisticsTurtle

PS: ASD and ADHD aren't "mental health" issues, they are developmental differences that have GENETIC components.

No amount of "mental health" will cure them.

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joev714 t1_j6d2mwm wrote

There’s definitely a mental health component to it that grows alongside the neurological component, as a consequence of the struggles that come with them. Obviously it wouldn’t be a cure, but it helps

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kkngs t1_j6d7qz7 wrote

ADHD doesn’t go away when you each adulthood. It’s a mental health disorder. “Mental Health” includes having access to medical treatment for underlying mental disorders.

Most mental health disorders don’t have cures, just treatments.

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SleepyHead32 t1_j6dco7b wrote

Plenty of other mental health issues have a genetic component lol. ADHD is a mental health issue, spoken as someone who has it.

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kolyambrus t1_j6ccb5r wrote

I'd say that's almost an ideological statement. There doesn't seem to be any consensus which side is universally dominant, genetics or the environment, so it's not wise to discard "mental health" arguments.

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gingerbread_man123 t1_j6de29l wrote

There are two aspects to his statement:

  1. ASD/ADHD are neurodevelopmental rather than mental health issues. Substantively provable

  2. ASD/ADHD is mostly genetic. I agree with you that we're not yet in a position to discard all environment factors.

Using the term "mental health" isn't appropriate in this context. General treatments for mental health conditions (CBT, antidepressants etc) have almost no overlap with treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders, unless there is a comorbidity that leads to separate mental health issues.

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throwaway111122227 t1_j6duyl9 wrote

I suppose you are partially correct…there is no known cure. But my understanding and experience had been that mental health supports offer skills training that allow the individual some autonomy.

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_onemanband_ t1_j6dg2ll wrote

No genetic explanations for ADHD exist. The studies have claimed to have found them, typically with small sample numbers, have not been reproduced. Currently ADHD has no known aetiology.

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_onemanband_ t1_j6dlcs4 wrote

Unfortunately, that isn't correct - no genetic component has been reproducibly identified. The basis for a genetic component is the apparent heritability of ADHD, which can run in families. However, genetics is not the only explanation for heritability.

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