Would Renaming ADHD Better Describe the Disorder?

Does anyone know the actual road map on how to have a medical condition renamed? Pls

We need to reframe from considering how our brains function as a disorder or a deficit. I personally think neurotypical brains are disordered and have MANY deficits. The only reason that hey ‘function’ is that the entire world is catered to their needs…. If the whole world was created for neurodivergent needs, neurotupicals would experience the same struggles.
Why can’t we just have a name that doesn’t have to describe someone else’s perceived ideas of what is disordered or a deficit?

Take out all the "D"-words entirely. There is nothing "dysfunctional," "disordered," or "diseased" about our brains. I personally LOVE my ADHD, but hate the negative connotations it has in the minds of the rest of society. I hate it when people treat me like I have a life-threatening mental illness. I WANT them to USE me for my unique ability to motivate others, come up with creative solutions and finish assigned tasks quickly while making sure my teammates have everything they need to do their jobs smoothly.
I prefer the term VAST, "variable-attention stimulus trait", coined by Edward Hallowell in ADDitude magazine. I feel this term addresses the root cause of all the perceived signs of ADHD. That our attention level is determined by certain stimuli. And without it, we get bored and distracted.
I mostly like the term "trait," and we should use that for sure in whatever new term we come up for our beloved "superpower."

I have come up with an acronym name that describes my experience:
C.E.N.T.E.R.
Connect Everything, Now Try Everything, Reorder-it
Connect Everything - “curiouser and curiouser”, noticing the Way/Tao/Logos that connects all, seeing the universe in a grain of sand
Now Try Everything - move towards the light, but don’t hate the dark, fully present now
Re-Order-it - transform and be transformed
If I were allowed to label the neurotypical as they have labeled me I might say they have:
C.D.P.R.
Curiosity Deficit Hyperpassivity Routine
A.D.H.D.
Attention Deficit (why? high curiosity, not satisfied with unquestioned answers)
Hyperactivity (why? not passive or dormant; an activist, always moving)
Disorder (why? not always meshing into a societal order where humanity is disconnected from themselves, their bodies, nature, and each other and are obsessed with artificial safety structures and constructs to seeking to hold reality at bay)
They call me "Deficit-Hyper" Low attention. High activity.
But I feel Alive with thoughts. Awake with motion.
They say “under-focused” but banal platitudes cannot bind my mind while the stars integrally wink at me.
They say “over-energetic” since confining cubicles cannot still my body while the sun beckons me to play.

I like Self Regulation Deficit Disorder the best...that describes it well. Because there are so many things going on with this disorder the name would have to be too long, but taking the attention and hyperactivity out is a great idea!!

I like NDD personally, I think Amanda raises some very valid points Unlike Autistim where there is much more sympathy and understanding towards those with the condition, people with ADHD do not receive the same level of understanding and support . Their actions are seen as much more anti-social unfortunately despite the condition being on the Autistic spectrum. I would vote for a change of name to remove the stigma. I don't always tell friends that my son has ADHD purely because their perception of him changes and that's really sad. How do we start a petition for this I wonder?

I totally agree it should be renamed, but without the word “disorder”. It’s not a disorder at all. It should be recognized as a different manner of using one’s attention. Maybe call it “varied focus abilities” or “enhanced focus abilities” something more positive so it can be recognized and treated as the gift that it can be.

Definitely think it should be renamed. With social media it wouldnt take long for a new term to come into parlance, even if regulations etc were slower to be adapted.

I dont much like executive function disorder, because non professionals would have a different idea of what "executive functioning" means and will think that it means people with ADHD are incapable of being in charge or even of higher level thinking. You have to think ahead to how things will be misinterpreted.
As a joke term, absent minded professor syndome at least shows that we can be brilliant but scattered.

Favor something technical sounding that doesn't lend itself so much to people misinterpreting a. Everyday word like "attention"
I don't like deficit at all either.
Something like Neuro-disregulation disorder (NDD) that reflects something that is happening, rather than a symptom and also reflects that its neurological and not a "behavior disorder."
ADHD as a name also focuses on symptoms that are problematic towards *others* ignoring people who struggle with the disorder but who manage to just make themselves sort of disappear to stay out of trouble. We need to focus on helping the *patient* not just making it easier for others around them. There is so much internal strugglegoing on with adhd, and we focus almost exclusively on "fixing" the external or "bothersome" symptoms.

I would name it Executive Function Disorder since that what it is