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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday March 15 2018, @01:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the as-I-was-sa-SQUIRREL! dept.

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

The textbook symptoms of ADD — inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — fail to reflect several of its most powerful characteristics; the ones that shape your perceptions, emotions, and motivation. Here, Dr. William Dodson explains how to recognize and manage ADHD's true defining features.

The DSM-V – the bible of psychiatric diagnosis – lists 18 diagnostic criteria for attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). Clinicians use this to identify symptoms, insurance companies use it to determine coverage, and researchers use it to determine areas of worthwhile study.

The problem: These criteria only describe how ADHD affects children ages 6-12, and that has led to misdiagnosis, misunderstanding, and failed treatment for teens, adults, and the elderly.

Most people, clinicians included, have only a vague understanding of what ADHD means. They assume it equates to hyperactivity and poor focus, mostly in children. They are wrong.

When we step back and ask, "What does everyone with ADHD have in common, that people without ADHD don't experience?" a different set of symptoms take shape.

From this perspective, three defining features of ADHD emerge that explain every aspect of the condition:
1. an interest-based nervous system
2. emotional hyperarousal
3. rejection sensitivity

Not precisely news but damned if it's not an interesting read if it has any relevance in your life.

Source: https://www.additudemag.com/symptoms-of-add-hyperarousal-rejection-sensitivity/


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Thursday March 15 2018, @04:39PM (3 children)

    by Thexalon (636) on Thursday March 15 2018, @04:39PM (#652994)

    I bet the racial issues with ADHD are interesting.

    Err, what? There's approximately zero correlation between race/nationality and personality, except to the degree that black people in the US have been repeatedly on the receiving end of lead poisoning and other environmental problems as the result of being forced to live in the crappiest parts of town.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 15 2018, @06:53PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 15 2018, @06:53PM (#653044)

    Well, VLM tends to act normal and then mix weird beliefs into his otherwise believable stuff.

    Some people here contribute greatly but are like a smart weird uncle fester. you have to try not to diagnose their mental health issue and keep focused on the conversation while steering them back to the more relevant topics they are clearly good with but have a hard time staying focused on.

  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Friday March 16 2018, @01:03PM (1 child)

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Friday March 16 2018, @01:03PM (#653560)

    There's approximately zero correlation between race/nationality and personality

    You'd have better luck trying to convince people there's zero correlation between race/nationality and skin melanin concentration, LOL.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Thexalon on Friday March 16 2018, @03:38PM

      by Thexalon (636) on Friday March 16 2018, @03:38PM (#653630)

      So what you're saying is that you know at most 1 person from each of the various ethnic groups you mentioned, and based on that ignorance fell back to thinking stereotypes were an accurate reflection of reality. Got it.

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