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[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's both. There's a whole school of thought about ADHD as an adaptation to hypersensitivity/trauma. See: Gabor Maté.

Edit: there's also the fact that an ADHD diagnosis increases the likelihood of an anxiety disorder diagnosis, statistically. They tend to go together. I can't remember where I read it now but some clinician or researcher recently estimated that up to 75% of adults with anxiety disorders may also have ADHD.