ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a medical/neurobiological condition in which the brain’s neurotransmitter chemicals; noradrenalin and dopamine do not work properly.

Circadian rhythm dysfunction is highly prevalent in ADHD Up to ~75% of patients have delayed sleep and wake timing, and shifting the clock earlier is linked to symptom improvement I just published a paper on what this means for treatment. Here’s what we found 🧵1/12 https://t.co/gol7jUBbMV

This finding has been reproduced innumerable times since then, and in 2013 slow-wave prefrontal activity was certified by the Food and Drug Administration as a biomarker for ADHD. Slow frontal lobe electrical activity explains why these kids have poor executive functioning: Their rational brains lack proper control over their emotional brains,

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