A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with adhd and I’m having a hard time understanding how it works, being a child of the 80s/90s it was always just explained in a very simplified manner and as just kind of an auxiliary problem. Thank you in advance.
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It’s a constant state of want. Those with ADHD lack stimulation, so the brain puts a priority on finding it.
It’s like hunger. When the body lacks nutritian, it _demands_ that you find food and eat it. All you can think about is finding and eating food.
With ADHD, it’s stimulation you’re lacking, so the brain switches gears and demands that you find it. That’s where the concentration problems come into play – a lot of tasks don’t offer stimulation, so the brain forces you to look for it elsewhere.
It’s basically clinical boredom.
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