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ADHD and other neurodivergencies are neither binary nor a simple scale + we have different personalities and circumstances, so there are people that qualify as having ADHD yet manage it very well or have lives that mesh really well with their brand of ADHD by pure chance.
Some of these people think since it's easy for them to manage it must be easy for everyone, and some sympathize and understand they have it (compared to us) easy.
It's frustrating to have a genuine disability and not be believed because it's not visible and obvious, and doubly so when it's someone you think should get it.
I've met one person I didn't believe had ADHD yet he thought for sure he did. He kept asking me and my other ADHD friend why we didn't simply do this or that whenever we mentioned we struggled with something. He did later turn out to have another neurodivergency which made much more sense to me, but it's also important to note that not all symptoms are gonna be in the part of someones life that you are witness to.