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> Can he sit and watch a TV show for 20 minutes without leaving to do something else? ADHD causes __attention_regulation__ difficulties. Many mistakenly see it
by acuozzo 14y ago
> Can he sit and watch a TV show for 20 minutes without leaving to do something else?
ADHD causes __attention_regulation__ difficulties. Many mistakenly see it as a simple lack-of-attention, but fail to realize that hyper-focus is also a common symptom.
I suggest reading the first few chapters of ``More Attention, Less Deficit'' to gain a basic understanding of ADHD.
- pbhjpbhj 14y agoI'm naive about ADHD but not that naive. I was specifically interested in the TV part rather than trying to suggest that if they could concentrate [on TV] that was asymptomatic of any disorder that might have been diagnosed. Thanks for the reading suggestion. At what point does ignoring people (or bodily needs, or whatever) because you're focussed [which is genuinely something I do] become "hyper focus" and how is one differentiated from the other diagnostically?