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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks to the original poster for sharing the article.  I liked to learn the history part and the fact that we are no closer to figuring out what this condition is.  It is obviously very nuanced and everyone with ADHD seems a little different, which makes it hard.

My questions after reading it.  They explain that most kids ADHD symptoms get better as they get older and are able to focus on preferred tasks/topics in college and their career choice and don’t need meds.  But they also say one of the biggest numbers recently on the rise is adults seeking ADHD meds.  Now that is obviously a disconnect.  My speculation is that you can be off meds in your 20s when you’re solely focusing on work, but once you get to your 30s and you are likely married with a family, everything falls apart because so much executive functioning and attention is needed to small boring tasks that the ADHD brain has trouble with. I feel like they really should’ve went into this more, and executive functioning deficits in general that seemed to always come along with ADHD.

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I agree and had similar questions. I was left wanting more. I wonder if this will become a book because there's so much more to explore.[/quote]

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