ADHD is definitely taken way too lightly by society. The only symptoms they really understand is being distractible and being "hyper". If I tell someone I have ADHD, they'll acknowledge it but then a week later look at me weird when I open my backpack and a hurricane of disorganized papers and random junk falls out, or get really angry with me for constantly shaking my legs, or ask me to do two separate things at once. If I were to say I was dyslexic (which I probably am to an extent), everyone would forgive me for having issues reading out loud, but explaining that I have ADHD doesn't usually help anyone understand my disorganized and unfocused existence.

I think the problem is that it is WAY too over diagnosed in small children. People know ADHD has the "badly behaved kid" problem and ADD is anyone who is "random" and full of life. Personally, I don't think I'm random. My thoughts move from place to place very quickly, but it isn't completely "random". People rarely ever truly meet an adult living with the full, real deal.

I wanted to note that I can't subscribe to the whole video games can make someone easily distractible/ADHD belief. Maybe if you are playing a game that moves way too quickly it can make you used to expecting instant fast paced gratification, but the games I've played are not like that. A lot of games take a ton of slow, monotonous work in order to proceed. A really good, clever game usually helps me concentrate.