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I know a lot of people who are very smart and who also have ADHD. (There's this theory that this combination may be more common in the computer science industr

I know a lot of people who are very smart and who also have ADHD. (There's this theory that this combination may be more common in the computer science industry.) Honestly, for those people it was a relief just to recognize that their brain was just wired a certain way - so they could stop beating themselves up over the way it behaved. Another thing that's helpful for concentration is just getting enough sleep, enough exercise, and enough healthy foods. (Alan Turing used to run marathons, and a healthy heart does pump more oxygen to your brain...) :) This also can help burn off any leftover stress from a hard day of programming... (It's always good to get outside and relax for a bit.)

madamelf 11y ago
I have never got myself diagnosed to see if I have ADHD.Is ADHD a real disorder(genuinely curious here)?
- davelnewton 11y ago
  Of course it is. It's also wildly over-diagnosed. There are physiological reasons it can exist; there are also environmental reasons the symptoms can exist.
  - madamelf 11y ago
    Can you elaborate on environmental reasons which leads to symptoms existing?
    - davelnewton 11y ago
      If you're in a distractive environment you'll tend to pick that up. E.g., skimming internet articles and comments. If you don't work in a place where you must focus on multiple tasks. If people around you are scattered and unfocused. If you use external stimuli for arousal (food, TV, internet, whatever). Etc.