Hey, so I’m waiting to get assessed for ADHD, but I’ve been stuck in this weird loop of wondering if I’m actually dealing with ADHD or if I’m just lazy. My parents are convinced I just don’t try hard enough, and that if I get diagnosed I’ll just “use it as an excuse,” which honestly sucks to hear.
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reddit.comADHD vs Laziness, how do you differnciate between the two?
ADHD as a complex set of contradictory or paradoxical tendencies: a lack of focus combined with an ability to superfocus; a lack of direction combined with highly directed entrepreneurialism; a tendency to procrastinate combined with a knack for getting a week’s worth of work done in two hours; impulsive, wrongheaded decision making combined with i
... See moreEdward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey • ADHD 2.0
But in the ADHD brain, the fMRI shows that when the TPN is turned on, the DMN is turned on as well, trying to muscle its way in and pull you into its grasp, thereby distracting you. In ADHD, therefore, the DMN competes with the TPN, which in most people it does not do.
John J. Ratey • ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - from Childhood through Adulthood
Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to do tasks that require mental effort over a long period of time (such as schoolwork or homework).