If someone can play video games for hours straight, doesn't that logically prove they don't have ADHD?

hyperfocus
video games
myth
Canada
daily_violet
daily_violet
Get this thrown at me constantly, 'you can't have ADHD, you play games for six hours straight no problem.' Genuinely want to understand if this is actually a logical contradiction of an ADHD diagnosis or if there's something about it people are misunderstanding.
2026-07-18 18:57
766 views
1 Comments
K
keys_are_in_the_freezer
Get this one weekly basically. Now I just explain the interest-based attention thing directly, most people actually get it once it's explained rather than left as an assumed contradiction, they just hadn't heard the actual mechanism before.
2026-07-19 02:43
698 views
19

Find clarity, without the wait

with our free 2-min ADHD screening

If questions about focus or attention have been on your mind, this can help guide next steps.

Start assessment