Recently diagnosed. Damn the stigma surrounding ADHD is atrocious!

I was diagnosed this week with ADHD. It has ruined my life. I can’t believe there’s so much stigma about it… ‘oh it’s just ADHD, they will be fine if they don’t have their meds’ etc…

I’ve been on the MH space for a while now and even worked for a MH charity, I have yet to come across a disorder as misunderstood as ADHD.

People genuinely think it’s just simply a ‘lack of trying’ or ‘a lack of exposure to adversity’ etc… I’ve never seen anything like it.

This stigma obviously isn’t going to change overnight. Any ideas how to manage not getting enraged when people are dismissive of it and you know first hand it has ruined your life in so many ways? Thanks.