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[telophase]

Link: What ADHD is Like (for me). Just reading it, nodding, going "It me...it me...it me..." at almost every single entry there. :/

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Changing the Name of the Issue

[dewline]

Noting this paragraph:

Psychologists are increasingly aware that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a dumb name and it needs to be changed. Not everyone with ADHD exhibits hyperactivity, and it isn’t a deficit of attention. It has more to do with unusual difficulty in sustaining and organizing intentions, and the many secondary impacts of that difficulty – productivity, socializing, emotional regulation.

Maybe one candidate for a new name could be "intention sustenance and organization disorder"?

*keeps reading onward*

Update: Adding Raptitude to my bookmarks list. Thanks for the pointer! More on this later, possibly on my own site.

Re: Changing the Name of the Issue

[telophase]

I've heard people call it an attention regulating disorder, but that definitely doesn't cover the poor working memory and other issues.

Re: Changing the Name of the Issue

[dewline]

That's a fair critique of that alternative term, yes.

Re: Changing the Name of the Issue

[telophase]

I'm all about a rebranding--too many people just say "Well can't you just put on headphones? Can't you break the giant project into smaller steps? Can't you just..." IF THAT WORKED IT WOULDN'T BE A DISORDER

[thomasyan]

Thanks for that article. I think I might now have a tiny bit better understanding of what someone with ADHD goes through.

[adafrog]

Interesting link.