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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey everyone!  some things are pathological, and some are developmental.

Just about everyhing that has been described so far on this thread is nearly universal for the age and gender.

NOTE to the reflexive angry parents:  I am NOT saying you don't have a 10 year old male with diagnosed ADHD, who likes to sit on his butt, who likes to play MineCraft, and who is generally uninspired and gives up quickly when things don't go well.  I believe you when you say he's "non-productive" and has "low frustration tolerance."

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I think the issue is severity, frequency, duration. ADHD is a continuum of traits that are common in the general population at lower levels-- everyone is inattentive, impulsive, emotional, etc. sometimes. 
When a kid wants to quit everything, even what they like, because of issues with persistence *and* and they have other symptoms of ADHD, it's likely that the ADHD is a heavy contributor to the problem. It's not an either/or. Kids with ADHD go through developmental stages too--however, my son's terrible twos felt truly terrible and lasted until he was six. I attribute the extreme challenges to his ADHD interacting with his age. [/quote]

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