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Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s PTSD (europe.pub)
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[–] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think it's really fucked up to present ADD as being related to some innate physiological wiring, as though both holistic treatments and exacerbating circumstances both don't exist.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago*

    I think both you and ickplant's reaponse to your comment are correct - it has got a genetic element but even a kid "born with an ADD brain" should be able to "recover" from that pr avoid problems with it in the right environment and with the right events. A lot of us probably only had enough problems with ADD when we were teens or adults, right? Hearing Dr K (healthygamersGG) talk about it in this light is one of the things that helped me understand it properly - he says people can pass the criteria for ADD one year and then "recover from it" later as their brain is growing.

    That said I did see a cool video from a psych who seemed to be presenting the opposite idea, yesterday:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWnJ4wjVu9k

    So I came away with the same reaction as you, but his examples gave me food for thought. Especially relevant is the fact he said his kids were completely restless

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