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PatrickB's avatar

I’m wondering whether ADHD-diagnosed people can demand exemption from masking under the ADA. They need stimulation, including social stimulation, to function. But if you’re wearing a mask, you going to have trouble eliciting rich, stimulating social feedback. Masks obscure facial expression and muffle subtle verbal cues. When others can’t see your expressions, including how your lips move, the interaction is dampened and less stimulating. So, an ADHD-diagnosed person has a plausible ADA issue to assert against someone enforcing a mask mandate.

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Matt in AZ's avatar

You just need to move. Trying to live in California is a lost cause. Cut your losses and head to Texas, Tennessee, Arizona, or Florida.

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