u/LawfulnessRare8786

I keep seeing it in the media and in comments online and in person backhanded remarks about people with ADHD or other neurodivergent conditions especially whenever benefits come up. What strikes me is how little most people seem to know about how these conditions actually affect day to day life.

For one, ADHD rarely comes alone. Most people with it have at least one other condition and up to 50% have more than two. It's also hugely underdiagnosed. Estimates suggest around 2.6 million people in the UK have ADHD btu only a fraction of them have a diagnosi so the people being sneered at even undiagnosed are a fraction of the population.

Also wiht something like PIP, you dont get that context as they only report whatever they decide is the primary condition or if youve only been diagnosed with one thing, someone could well have ADHD reported as their primary condition but be a wheelchair user.

Where does the hostility come from? Is it the media framing, a lack of understanding, a belief that it's all overdiagnosis or something else? And what do you think would change attitudes?

I have some functional leg ability and can ambulate a little bit, but its exhausting, painful and just zaps every little bit of happiness but I am constantly told to keep trying to walk, and backhanded comments towards me.

Then my partner now will at times not get my wheelchair out the car (currently i am reliant in them till I get an adapted vehicle) and theyve started making comments like i need to preserve my walking as much as possible. I feel so isolated and its making me feel angry and annoyed.

I am getting one, and ideally wanted a review or videos of it ideally the sportline 85x version or vrs, as i want an in depth look at changes.

Hi all,

Itll be my first active chair. I have heds, cfs, pots and a few other things. I am coming from using 2 standard non custom chairs. Some requirements i should be compact, I only require a 380mm seat width. I am somewhat tall at a 183 cm and at 70kg.

Ill eventually be going for electric assist wheels but that'll be after some time. The cars have to be easy getting into and out of the car whether itll be me from thr drivers seat or mg partner putting it in the boot of a standard car (its a medium hatchback).

My budget is about £3.7K but I could push for £4K. Theres a place that has the base chairs on sale for £2.2K for the Kuschall and Nitrum and even lower for the Argon (at £1.7K).

Are there any chairs i havent considered? And out of the lot which is best?