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“Treat” is the wrong operative word here. There is no cure or treatment for ADHD, but there are definitely non-pharmaceutical strategies, which combined with ed

by dt2m 4y ago

“Treat” is the wrong operative word here. There is no cure or treatment for ADHD, but there are definitely non-pharmaceutical strategies, which combined with education and therapy, can help mitigate symptoms. I’m sure the app works great to help educate children with focus issues in school, but it’s very unlikely it will do anything to help with the remaining executive dysfunction problems which will become very apparent once they reach adulthood.

Pulcinella 4y ago
Is there some reason you don’t consider methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, etc. to be treatments?
- dt2m 4y ago
  Never said I don’t consider them treatments, I absolutely do and feel like they’re the most effective solution. Only talking about non-drug solutions as the article specifically mentions it as an alternative to medicine. Having said that, it is foolish to believe you can take drugs which are analogous to speed and believe there won’t be any side effects. Whether or not these side effects are worth it will be up to the individual.
  - birdyrooster 4y ago
    There really aren't any side effects for me, but YMMV.
    - bobkazamakis 4y ago
      there were plenty of side effects for me, but YMMV
thecassandrist 4y ago
It’s a treatment, ADHD has several pharmas it also uses to treat the condition, and counselling and other therapies. To treat is the correct word.
- dt2m 4y ago
  Right, I might have been misconstruing the usage of the word. I’m just very sad of the quite common belief amongst neurotypical people that ADHD can be “cured” or treated with these “one simple trick” type of solutions. Especially as the article in question only considers treatment of focus issues, when ADHD in actuality presents itself as a broad spectrum of difficulties that reach far deeper than simple focus issues in school.
  - e-clinton 4y ago
    > quite common belief amongst neurotypical people that ADHD can be “cured” What a strange comment. Quite common? And do ONLY neurotypicals have that belief? Would love to see the sample size informing this opinion.

by dt2m 4y ago

Pulcinella 4y ago

Is there some reason you don’t consider methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, etc. to be treatments?

dt2m 4y ago
Never said I don’t consider them treatments, I absolutely do and feel like they’re the most effective solution. Only talking about non-drug solutions as the article specifically mentions it as an alternative to medicine. Having said that, it is foolish to believe you can take drugs which are analogous to speed and believe there won’t be any side effects. Whether or not these side effects are worth it will be up to the individual.
- birdyrooster 4y ago
  There really aren't any side effects for me, but YMMV.
  - bobkazamakis 4y ago
    there were plenty of side effects for me, but YMMV

thecassandrist 4y ago

It’s a treatment, ADHD has several pharmas it also uses to treat the condition, and counselling and other therapies. To treat is the correct word.

dt2m 4y ago
Right, I might have been misconstruing the usage of the word. I’m just very sad of the quite common belief amongst neurotypical people that ADHD can be “cured” or treated with these “one simple trick” type of solutions. Especially as the article in question only considers treatment of focus issues, when ADHD in actuality presents itself as a broad spectrum of difficulties that reach far deeper than simple focus issues in school.
- e-clinton 4y ago
  > quite common belief amongst neurotypical people that ADHD can be “cured” What a strange comment. Quite common? And do ONLY neurotypicals have that belief? Would love to see the sample size informing this opinion.