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> People talk about their ADHD diagnosis as if it were a fact as permanent about them as their eye color Because it is, that's a fact. The defining characteris
by snuxoll 2y ago
> People talk about their ADHD diagnosis as if it were a fact as permanent about them as their eye color
Because it is, that's a fact. The defining characteristic of ADHD is a lack of dopamine, a physical variation in the brain itself, and that will never go away for somebody who has the condition.
- ghostpepper 2y agoThe article seems to contradict this: > Scientists looking to simplify matters with a checklist of biological markers of adhd have come up empty-handed. Two people with adhd may exhibit similar symptoms caused by entirely different underlying psychological and neurological processes. Imaging studies that have examined the structure and workings of the brain have failed to agree on what, if anything, characterises the adhd brain.