ADD/ADHD

jorgevlorgan

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11. ADHD is generally defined is a lower than everage level of dopamine in the frontal cortex.

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 05:22 PM

Sep 2020

Studies have shown that this lack of dopamine level is associated with an unconscious reversed cost/benefit/analysis your brain does when executing tasks (instead of prioritizing the reward, we focus on the work as something far more daunting than might be likely). Because of this, it becomes a bit of a mental block that increases the burden of tasks for people with ADD/ADHD. So far, anyways, that seems to be the most specific description of ADHD that I could find, and something that I relate to immensely.

The reality is, ritalin has likely saved my life in more ways than one, regardless of what the other reasons behind ADHD are.

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There's no such thing as ADD. [View all] Phentex Apr 2014 OP

Not "simply" a catch-all diagnosis. Nitram Apr 2014 #1

Or "act IN". School makes some kids crazy. Really. n/t Smarmie Doofus Apr 2014 #2

It's amazing LWolf Oct 2014 #5

I was bored out of my mind in 5th grade and would probably be diagnosed with ADD today. Fortunately, Nitram Sep 2019 #7

Did you explain to your student how focused he had to be Blue_true Dec 2019 #9

A little disagreement mikahawkins Oct 2020 #15

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2020 #16

I got bored in school I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #18

ADD is not simply a catch-all diagnosis. mapol Sep 2019 #6

"no two people afflicted with ADD or ADHD are the same. Nobody knows what causes this kind of thing" Nitram Sep 2019 #8

ADHD is generally defined is a lower than everage level of dopamine in the frontal cortex. jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #11

Thanks, jorge, for the informative post. I'm glad to hear you've benefitted from ritalin. Nitram Sep 2020 #12

Thanks! I've only had it for a few months and I am still in disbelief of how much it has helped me. jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #13

Yeah, right. There's also no such thing as.... meow2u3 Apr 2014 #3

Drives me crazy when people say Add doesn't exsist really then whats made trublu992 Jun 2014 #4

Have you come to understand more about your ADD? Blue_true Dec 2019 #10

Wes Clark was diagnosed True Blue American May 2023 #22

Sorry that people have given you such a hard time about it, trublu992. WSSlover Apr 2021 #17

not know ClaudiaBradley Oct 2020 #14

Because if it exists, it complicates their judgement of bad, lazy kids. quakerboy Nov 2022 #19

Better late than never Blappy Nov 2022 #20

Adhd is fucking real I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #21