Faking a Disorder.

Does it bother anyone else when everyone in the world claims they have A.D.D? I have 2 problems with everyone self-diagnosing. The first problem is that it's just an excuse for people who do not really have the disorder. If you're at work and trying to talk to someone and they ignore you or don't pay attention and then say, "oh sorry, I have A.D.D" well that's not true. You're just being rude and that's not fair to anyone trying to communicate with you. It's hard to concentrate for anybody with so many social distractions in your face all the time. You always have your phone out, the computer on, the TV on, and then within all of those devices there is another set of things, like on your phone you have games, twitter, instagram, and 100 other things to keep you entertained for 15 seconds at a time. This is self made A.D.D. You can turn those things off and you will  be able to hold a conversation and stop being rude.

The second reason it bugs me is because people that actually  have A.D.D get treated like they are pill poppers. Seriously, it's outsiders saying everyone has A.D.D. but only he takes pills for it. That's absolutely annoying to me, because Jared, my husband has A.D.D and so does my little brother, Christiaan. Both of them suffer horrible consequences from the disorder. Including not being able to focus, no matter how quiet it is or how many devices are turned off. It's an incredible struggle for them and when they "pop a pill" it's not to get high, it's to focus. It's to help with being easily distracted, disorganization, procrastination, and forgetfulness

It's to up their focus to the normal level as the rest of ours is. Jared told me the other day that he thinks if he would have been on A.D.D. medication he would have actually enjoyed school a lot. Jared is an educated man. He loves self-educating and when he's interested in topics he will learn absolutely everything about them. He told me that he thinks he would have gone to college and enjoyed it, if he had the proper medication earlier in his life. The other part to A.D.D that not a lot of people know about is hyper-focusing. It's getting incredibly consumed in something. Almost like OCD where you cannot let it go. If you think your clothes should be laid flat until you have them up and someone (aka your wife/me) balls them up and brings them upstairs it seriously throws you off. This is a side effect of A.D.D.
I know this post seems like a rant, and it is. I am offended when everyone I meet claims they have A.D.D even if they've never been to the doctor. They use it as a crutch for bad behavior and bad social skills, when those that have A.D.D just get a bad reputation.
So.. Do you know someone with A.D.D? Do you think I am overreacting?