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Yep, it’s essentially an executive function disorder at its core. ADD/ADHD has always been a misnomer.
by pesus 3y ago
Yep, it’s essentially an executive function disorder at its core. ADD/ADHD has always been a misnomer.
- droopyEyelids 3y agoHowever, there is broad disagreement among professionals about the definition of Executive Function. Perhaps the most respected clinical researchers/professors on the subject Dr. Russel A Barkley, devotes a sizable chunk of his book to the many contradictory definitions that exist in scientific lit. https://www.guilford.com/books/Executive-Functions/Russell-Barkley/9781462545933 https://www.guilford.com/books/Executive-Functions/Russell-B... I bring this up to let space for discussion back into the topic. We shouldn't pretend like we have a full definition of ADHD or Executive Function Disorder. There are some aspects that receive wide agreement, a lot of pet theory unproven hypothesis being pushed around, and even more folklore disguised through scientific jargon.