#adhd 101

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any adhd folks have tips for reading without losing focus/getting distracted?

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ADHD is having real life continuity errors.

Wait, wasn't this here?, wait, was I wearing these?

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ADHD disrupts a person’s ability to manage her behavior or to act with future consequences in mind.

Dr. Russell Barkley

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How to Live Better With Executive Dysfunction — Revisited

How to Live Better With Executive Dysfunction — Revisited

This post was originally published in February 2017. It is being revisited as part of the Adulting With ADHD series.

In the previous post, we talked about what executive dysfunction is and today we’re going to talk about some ways to live a better life with executive dysfunction. If you’ve ever tried to look for resources on how to cope with executive dysfunction, I’m sure you’ve had the same…

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ADHD is officially classified as a neurodevelopmental mental health disorder. It is the only condition in the world that is officially classified as both a mental health condition and a neurodevelopmental condition at the same time. In the UK, ADHD is recognised by the NHS as a ‘neurobehavioural’ condition, meaning that the primary focus of the NHS is treating it as a neurodevelopmental condition with consequences on behaviour.

ADHD Aware UK

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ADHD was the first disorder found to be the result of a deficiency of a specific neurotransmitter — in this case, norepinephrine — and the first disorder found to respond to medications to correct this underlying deficiency.

Dr Larry Silver

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How ADHD Ignites Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

For people with ADHD or ADD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria can mean extreme emotional sensitivity and emotional pain — and it may imitate mood disorders with suicidal ideation and manifest as insta…

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Rejection sensitivity is part of ADHD. It’s neurologic and genetic. Early childhood trauma makes anything worse, but it does not cause RSD. Often, patients are comforted just to know there is a name for this feeling. It makes a difference knowing what it is, that they are not alone, and that almost 100% of people with ADHD experience rejection sensitivity. After hearing this diagnosis, they know it’s not their fault, that they are not damaged.

Psychotherapy does not particularly help patients with RSD because the emotions hit suddenly and completely overwhelm the mind and senses. It takes a while for someone with RSD to get back on his feet after an episode.

There are two possible medication solutions for RSD.

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[With medication] about one in three people feel relief from RSD. When that happens, the change is life altering. The treatment can make an even greater difference than a stimulant does to treat ADHD.