Did you know that michael phelps has adhd?

Question

oesnt that make him disabled? if so why isnt he in the special olympics instead of the summer olympics

Answer 1

He is! He plans to be the first person to win 16 gold medals at both the Olympics and Special Olympics. He said his biugest competition would come from you as you are the most special person he knows!  

Answer 2

Yeah! I heard that on the news!

Answer 3

yeah,but he doesnt have it any more

Answer 4

yes

ADHD is not on par with, say, an amputated leg.

Answer 5

Ok, let me clear something up. The Special Olympics require that an athlete have an intellectual disability, (And ADHD is not one.) a cognitive delay or a closely related development disability, i.e functional limitations in both general learning and adaptive skills. People with physical disabilities participate in what is called the Para Olympics.  

Answer 6

No it does not make him disabled. ADHD is a type of ADD disease, not a handicapped kind of disease.  

Answer 7

well i'm glad he isn't considered "special" and we got to keep him since no one would care if you broke and awesome record at the special olympics....

Answer 8

ADHD IS NOT consider  disabled  thats why?  

Answer 9

ya i knew like 5 days ago, no adhd isn't a disability and plus he's as affected by it as when he was a kid  

Answer 10

Yes. They mention it on NBC once every 10 minutes

Answer 11

Which planet have you been living on not to know he has ADHD?  I think you should go and do research on ADHD and find out what it is and then you will realise how stupid you are for thinking this constitutes him as disabled.