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You don't have to be hyperactive, even though your mind might be - in that case I suppose it's just ADD, right? I got the same feeling as you from reading the

by kalms 14y ago

You don't have to be hyperactive, even though your mind might be - in that case I suppose it's just ADD, right? I got the same feeling as you from reading the article, but as someone who has extreme trouble concentrating, I can definitely relate. I never had it diagnosed, but always suspected that I might have a similar problem, but my life worked out, so I didn't have to bring any attention to it. When programming your brain is all over the place, slowly piecing together smaller parts of a greater whole. In my case it seems to work, but then again - I was never diagnosed with anything.

chimeracoder 14y ago
> You don't have to be hyperactive, even though your mind might be - in that case I suppose it's just ADD, right? Not really. That's a common misunderstanding, but it's taking the name a little too literally. ADHD is actually the diagnosis (314), but one of the forms can be 'ADHD without hyperactivity'. However, 'hyperactivity' doesn't actually imply what most people thing it does, just from hearing the name, which is why the entire term is a bit of a misnomer. > as someone who has extreme trouble concentrating, I can definitely relate. ADHD is very, very different from simply 'having difficulty concentrating'. You can potentially have moderate or even severe ADHD without noticing any difficulties concentrating. > In my case it seems to work, but then again - I was never diagnosed with anything. I'd be really careful about generalizing your case to people with ADHD, then. To use a blunt comparison, it'd be as if someone claimed that watching funny movies made them feel happier and therefore it is a 'cure' for depression (a psychological condition much more complicated than mere 'unhappiness').
- kalms 14y ago
  I wasn't trying to generalize, and I hope I didn't come off like that. For the record: I don't care if I suffer from it, but I have symptoms that makes it likely (words of a doctor, not mine), and I thought it appropriate to share my experiences - with a small disclaimer. I've had problems in school; couldn't hang on to a job, and so on. Until I was sort of "forced" into learning how to program. It in turn forced me to focus, and it made all the difference. Added note: Programming didn't make it easier to focus. But it seems to fit me, and my short attention span, plus it's just too darn interesting.

by kalms 14y ago

chimeracoder 14y ago

> You don't have to be hyperactive, even though your mind might be - in that case I suppose it's just ADD, right? Not really. That's a common misunderstanding, but it's taking the name a little too literally. ADHD is actually the diagnosis (314), but one of the forms can be 'ADHD without hyperactivity'. However, 'hyperactivity' doesn't actually imply what most people thing it does, just from hearing the name, which is why the entire term is a bit of a misnomer. > as someone who has extreme trouble concentrating, I can definitely relate. ADHD is very, very different from simply 'having difficulty concentrating'. You can potentially have moderate or even severe ADHD without noticing any difficulties concentrating. > In my case it seems to work, but then again - I was never diagnosed with anything. I'd be really careful about generalizing your case to people with ADHD, then. To use a blunt comparison, it'd be as if someone claimed that watching funny movies made them feel happier and therefore it is a 'cure' for depression (a psychological condition much more complicated than mere 'unhappiness').

kalms 14y ago
I wasn't trying to generalize, and I hope I didn't come off like that. For the record: I don't care if I suffer from it, but I have symptoms that makes it likely (words of a doctor, not mine), and I thought it appropriate to share my experiences - with a small disclaimer. I've had problems in school; couldn't hang on to a job, and so on. Until I was sort of "forced" into learning how to program. It in turn forced me to focus, and it made all the difference. Added note: Programming didn't make it easier to focus. But it seems to fit me, and my short attention span, plus it's just too darn interesting.