Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 22:13     Subject: We suspect inattentive ADHD - 13 DS
Anonymous wrote:I asked screen question...underachieving and overachieving present in my family. No anxiety...substance abuse if you consider evening cocktails...by parents born in the 1930's...
My child would qualify as ADHD...but in terms of family history...family history looks like many American families...albeit probably better off financially than most.
I need a better reason than developmental problem in the brain...because this developmental problem seems a bit too present today... in other words... lots and lots of kids with this diagnosis....born with it? Not so sure...
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http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20170215/imaging-study-confirms-brain-differences-in-people-with-adhd

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2007/brain-matures-a-few-years-late-in-adhd-but-follows-normal-pattern.shtml

https://www.kennedykrieger.org/overview/news/brain-imaging-study-preschoolers-adhd-detects-brain-differences-linked-symptoms

http://www.adhd-institute.com/expert-scientific-insight/scientific-insight/scientific-insight-archive-2014/current-understanding-of-the-adhd-brain-structure,-function,-development,-medication-effects,-and-clinical-translation/

http://mcgovern.mit.edu/news/news/inside-the-adult-adhd-brain/
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 17:15     Subject: We suspect inattentive ADHD - 13 DS
I have two siblings who clearly have ADHD but were never diagnosed or treated, but just suffered through much of their academic lives. They still struggle in personal and employment situations. I see many similarities with my ADHD kids, but they have had the benefit of diagnosis, coaching, accommodations and medication.

ADHD has always been around. It may be over diagnosed now, but it was not often treated in our generation.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 17:03     Subject: We suspect inattentive ADHD - 13 DS
I asked screen question...underachieving and overachieving present in my family. No anxiety...substance abuse if you consider evening cocktails...by parents born in the 1930's...
My child would qualify as ADHD...but in terms of family history...family history looks like many American families...albeit probably better off financially than most.
I need a better reason than developmental problem in the brain...because this developmental problem seems a bit too present today... in other words... lots and lots of kids with this diagnosis....born with it? Not so sure...
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 09:24     Subject: We suspect inattentive ADHD - 13 DS
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think "screens" are causing this epidemic of Add/ADHD? My kid has these problems and screen time is like crack for him..we have eliminated as much as we can..but phone is there and HW is often done on laptop with internet connection.


No. ADHD is caused by a developmental difference in the brain. We don't need to speculate about this because there is actual science. There is also a strong genetics component to ADHD. Look back in your family tree way back before the prevalence of screens and you will likely find a history of "underachieving" and probably depression, anxiety, and substance abuse as well.

ADHD causes difficulties in regulating attention so highly stimulating things like screen will hold an ADHD persons attention very strongly.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2017 09:06     Subject: We suspect inattentive ADHD - 13 DS
Does anyone think "screens" are causing this epidemic of Add/ADHD? My kid has these problems and screen time is like crack for him..we have eliminated as much as we can..but phone is there and HW is often done on laptop with internet connection.