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The reason the question is rarely asked is because past generations did not do perfectly fine without the medications used today. One sympton of children with
by chris_wot 3y ago
The reason the question is rarely asked is because past generations did not do perfectly fine without the medications used today.
One sympton of children with ADHD are they have a tendency to be far more impulsive and make far more risky decisions, with some correspondingly awful consequences. That was happening before the disorder was discovered, only at the time no-one knew why the behaviour was occurring.
- vouaobrasil 3y agoOr perhaps the "risky" behavior in a small group was advantageous in terms of kin-benefits (from an evolutionary point of view).
- chris_wot 3y agoIt's an interesting idea, but what is the evidence?
- flir 3y agoIt's evolutionary psychology. It doesn't need evidence. (I honestly think that "a group with members who both seek novelty and avoid it is more likely to prosper than one that doesn't have a mix" is probably true. It's just impossible to prove).
- chris_wot 3y agoAnd people give religion a hard time.
- vouaobrasil 3y ago@chris_wot (since I can't reply past that level): Williams, Jonathan, and Eric Taylor. "The evolution of hyperactivity, impulsivity and cognitive diversity." Journal of the Royal Society Interface 3.8 (2006): 399-413.
- chris_wot 3y agoThank you!