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@KrazyKat part of the problem with ADHD at present is that its assessment only describes the observed behaviours and not the root causes. Someone who is aging will lose their working memory causing them to not function as they did before. However, an adult who has always had ADHD was always like that. Two different causes, same symptoms. This is just one overlap, I am sure there are many more. Similarly, head trauma can lead to dysfunction of the executive functions in the brain. The question arises: are we grouping people with different biological problems in the same group because the symptoms appear similar? and what are the outcomes of treatments based on the root biological deficiencies? Only now does it look like the medical community are looking into this and I believe it will revolutionize how ADHD is identified and successfully managed.
I like Barkley’s approach to ADHD. It strikes how with how difficult it has been to get things done and the lack of emotional regulation my whole life. Mind you, I was diagnosed as a child and never questioned the results of that assessment as it fit. Barkley’s twisting of the more popular view of hyperfocusing into one of perseveration makes complete sense to me.
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