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Dr Russell Barkley has posted a rebuttal to the lack of play opportunities/childhood maltreatment theory. One of the points he makes is there are twin studies
by thevagrant 3y ago
Dr Russell Barkley has posted a rebuttal to the lack of play opportunities/childhood maltreatment theory.
One of the points he makes is there are twin studies and many of these twin studies that show genetics being a large contributing factor. Unless we believe these twins lived in families that neglected only one child.
He is one of the most respected researchers in this field. Watch at 1.5x speed
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7hic_eGCA_0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7hic_eGCA_0
- LapsangGuzzler 3y agoI believe this as well. I was diagnosed with ADHD a couple years ago and it explained a lot about my life and family. Both of my parents were deeply emotionally disregulated and there was a ton of physical and emotional abuse at home when I was growing up. Looking back at my parents behavior today, I’m convinced that they would be clinically diagnosed as well. In my case, both things were true and I get the sense that this is a fairly common scenario. The bottom line is that we have to learn to adapt and cope with living in a world that really wasn’t designed for us, and not understanding myself led to addiction and a ton of other bad stuff. I have to remind myself that hardly any of this information existed 30 years ago and that my parents were trying to cope, just as I am today.