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Good Afternoon rk2019,

I think that it’s so wonderful that you want to help your partner.
From my experience you’re a rarity, because people typically don’t understand.

I have been diagnosed with Inattentive type ADHD and I have the symptoms of SCT. I have continuously been searching for ways to help myself… and I have to say that it can be really daunting.

Many doctors will probably try to diagnose him with just depression and/or just anxiety as they did with me (ADHD/ADD, depression and anxiety can be comorbid)… but a good mental health professional/health professional will be thorough.

I’m not a medical professional, but in my opinion your partner should definitely get evaluated by a psychologist or a neuro psychologist with experience with ADHD for inattentive type ADD because as far as I know Sluggish Cognitive Tempo isn’t recognized as an official diagnosis. The psychologist that I went through was recommended by my college… so maybe you could find someone through a college source… or something like that.

He should then probably try to get medicated, but if he wants to try more “natural” methods he has options he can try there as well. I’ve found a combination of things together have been more helpful than just one thing or another alone… stimulant medication (low dose Adderall xr works best for me personally), a healthy high protein low sugar diet, exercise, and supplements like high dose omega 3 fish oil (I try to get at least 1000 mg of omega 3 in a supplement and add dietary additions like chia/flaxseed and such), l-tyrosine and soy free phosphetylserine. Perhaps he could try the diet, exercise, and supplement approach first… just some thoughts… 🙂

I wish you and your partner much good luck

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