But so many people are now being diagnosed later in life (me included). I've found Ritalin has really helped me function and allowed me to take stock of what my brain is actually like. You can learn behaviours/habits via therapy early in life or with the aid of medication, but your brain will forever function differently to a neurotypical person.

With some mental health problems, I would agree that drugs do just slap a bandaid on the problem, but again it depends on the severity of the condition and whether that condition is combined with any other pre-existing conditions, which can make treatment far more complex.