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Instead of relying on the PFC butler for planning, short-term memory, and impulse management, those with ADHD rely on the emotional centers in their brain to remember things, make decisions, and motivate themselves.
Tamara Phd Rosier • Your Brain's Not Broken
Evan Cook
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Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
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Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
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One of my ADHD quirks is that if there’s a Big Thing to do that day (doctor’s appointment, package delivery, big presentation) then 100% of my brain goes to that important event. I can’t miss it. Nothing else gets done until The Big Thing gets done.
Conversely, after The Big Thing gets done, nothing else gets done either because my brain –flooded wi
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In 2002, George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, which massively increased standardized testing across the U.S. In the four years that followed, diagnoses of severe attention problems in children rose by 22 percent.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
A person with ADHD has the power of a Ferrari engine but with bicycle-strength brakes. It’s the mismatch of engine power to braking capability that causes the problems. Strengthening one’s brakes is the name of the game.
John J. Ratey • Adhd 2.0
James NZES
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