If caffeinated drinks like coffee are meant to give you boosts of energy then why is it recommended for kids with ADHD to calm them down?
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The simplest explanation here is that our brains don’t work the same way as someone without ADHD. It seems counter intuitive to give someone who suffers from a deficit of attention and hyperactivity a stimulant. The thing is ADHD is neither a deficit of attention or hyperactivity, it’s an impulse control disorder.
Stimulants don’t help everyone with ADHD but they do help a lot of people. They act as a ripcord. People with adhd are prone to risky behaviour and chasing that dopamine drip. They act they way they act to get their brain going. They need to push themselves that way to trigger the dopamine response that normalizes their behaviour. That’s why people with ADHD tend to also have other issues that stem from impulse control at it’s root.
Stimulants act as a rip cord. Just like starting up one of those old school gas lawnmowers. The stimulant kick starts your brain and allows it to start producing as close to “normally” as it can.
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