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In the process of ADHS (dyslexia, other) disabilities, a IQ test is used to establish a baseline of what other people with a similar result can and cannot do and this is compared to what you can and cannot do.

IQ tests do have uses.

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Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Yup, just like BMI. It’s useful for things and the doctors are aware it isn’t perfect but that’s not what the general population thinks.

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- TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  “BMI is useless if you have a lot of muscle weight” - Guy with a lot of fat weight
  
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  - Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Literally. I’ve had this happen, and then he proceeded to claim that obesity as a concept was not real. 💀
    
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    ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    “I’m not fat, I just have a lot of adipose tissue.”
    
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- blackstampede@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  People are allergic to nuance.
  
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shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
dang, i wish they did that for my adhd diagnosis, because i kept looking normal on my tests and had to go on a manhunt to find a doctor who has adhd as well, so they could just vibe check me (and i did, but before that i spent a lot of money on futile tests)

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Apytele@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Oooooh that’s why they tested me for that. They told me I was faking for drugs because I got a 140 something but I panicked and failed the left right thingy really badly and my MSE results suggested dementia (and I was like, 20). I did finally find a doctor who listened and I’ve been very functional on Strattera for many years now (which is ironic because it’s not even a stimulant / it’s functionally useless recreationally). I can’t even take simulants because I have too much anxiety.

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