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July 11, 2005
Adult ADD
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder – distinct from childhood ADD – is rather like having THC in your brain, but never getting high. There are times when you are doing fine, and your brain processes multiple threads with relish. However, most of the time one or more threads become detached, and the task is simply lost. It’s not precisely a learning disability, but a recall disability. Synapses are not clogged, they are under-powered, as it were. Load the system, and the paths break down. The effect of “use-it-or-lose-it” applies very much earlier in the game. The information is still there, but the path is lost. There are methods for compensating, but these require a good knowledge of learning theory, and you can still end up burning your breakfast while checking your email.
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Posted on July 11, 2005 08:44 PM by attent277.
Filed in Mental Health Update under attention deficit disorder.
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