Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoIt shouldn't be called ADHD; it should be called restless brain syndrome.message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIt shouldn't be called ADHD; it should be called restless brain syndrome.Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMadrigal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI like “Executive Function Disorder” as it actually describes the underlying issue and not just the symptoms that other people can see.
minus-squareBloodSlut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoThe problem is that there are many other mental disorders that have a profound effect on executive function as well
minus-squareuniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI was watching a video from dr berkely and he said its the only disorder that hits all factors of executive function. Then he said adhd people can’t do digitspan backwards so e went to try it and I was like 😦
minus-squareLetKCater2U@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoA test for working memory. https://www.memorylosstest.com/digit-span/
minus-squareඞmir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoI don’t have ADHD and my upper limit for digits seems to be around 6.
minus-squarez500@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt took a few tries, but if I memorize the numbers in chunks of 3, then 3, then 2 then it’s a lot easier.
I like “Executive Function Disorder” as it actually describes the underlying issue and not just the symptoms that other people can see.
The problem is that there are many other mental disorders that have a profound effect on executive function as well
I was watching a video from dr berkely and he said its the only disorder that hits all factors of executive function.
Then he said adhd people can’t do digitspan backwards so e went to try it and I was like 😦
What’s a digitspan?
A test for working memory.
https://www.memorylosstest.com/digit-span/
I don’t have ADHD and my upper limit for digits seems to be around 6.
It took a few tries, but if I memorize the numbers in chunks of 3, then 3, then 2 then it’s a lot easier.