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or ADH-Wheee! if you really want to put a positive spin on it.

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[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 97 points 10 months ago

I like “Executive Function Disorder” as it actually describes the underlying issue and not just the symptoms that other people can see.

[-] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

The problem is that there are many other mental disorders that have a profound effect on executive function as well

[-] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

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 😦

[-] DerpyPlayz18@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

Just tried it and can't even get it right forward. Shit.

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[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

This is true, and suggests maybe a broader recategorisation is in order.

I’ve heard one expert suggest that while many disorders feature executive dysfunction, ADHD is executive dysfunction.

[-] canihasaccount@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

We've known that this isn't true since 2005:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632230500171X

In addition, plenty of other disorders show worse executive function than ADHD:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00328/full

If executive dysfunction is your primary issue, that is not indicative of ADHD. ADHD is driven by reward processing dysfunction and slower information processing:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1087054714558872

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-021-01758-0

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[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 70 points 10 months ago

As someone with ADHD I'd describe the experience more like profound boredem with everything in life. You seek obsession because you can't generate excitement for normal activities on your own

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 32 points 10 months ago

There are very few videos games I can play because of this. I love gaming, but finding one that I like is extremely challenging.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Same, dude. Recently it's been Skyrim for me. Started it up on a whim for the umpteenth time and have sunk 80ish hours into a save file again and have rented a PS VR to try Skyrim VR. Aside from Overwatch, that's the only game I currently see myself playing regularly lol

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[-] bro_munkey@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

If I'm playing with my friends the excitement of making jokes and having fun is enough for me. But if I'm alone no game brings me joy if it's not my current hyper fixation.

[-] lechatron 6 points 10 months ago

Or ones that I like too much, see my 15 year addiction to WoW. So many little dopamines to find!

[-] darelik@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

If I didn't have to do life, I'd just play wow

I imagine myself in old age in a retirement home playing wow all day

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[-] CarolineJohnson@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I just saw someone on Reddit who claimed this profound boredom with everything was why they didn't have ADHD. Apparently the list of symptoms they were reading did not accurately describe the depths of ADHD boredom, and they thought their boredom was a worse breed that indicated some far worse mental problem.

Had to tell 'em.

[-] Solarius@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 10 months ago

I have no hobbies I enjoy longer than about a month except gaming, and even then I still get like a month mileage out of each game. I can't hold a job because every time I start a new one it's like a ticking timebomb in my brain until I can't handle it anymore. Even if the job is easy and the people are nice. Something about the repetitive schedule and saying/hearing/doing the same thing every day brings me to a near panic attack level of restlessness and anxiety.

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[-] dbilitated@aussie.zone 35 points 10 months ago

I think attention modulation disorder.. I have the longest AND the shortest attention span ever. I might not finish typing this but also I'll research black holes unblinkingly for 16 hours.

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

And then forget all of it when you go to talk to someone about it.

I hate my brain.

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Oh, but on a positive note. I’ve been able to go back and rewatch my favorite shows like every season is brand new except for a few episodes that really really stood out to me.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The biggest impact from my adhd is actually a shorter than average short term memory span. Mine was found to be about 8.5 second, with the average humans being 18.

My long term memory is fine, probably better than most but it's getting stuff in there that's the issue.

Edit: short not shirt

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

I remember things from my early early childhood. My older sister doesn't remember shit from back then. She has no idea what our forst apartment looked like and when we moved and all that. I remember everything.
But when i put my screwdriver somewhere, 4 seconds later, the screwdriver might as well not exist anymore.

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[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 8 points 10 months ago

I hate it when I forget about my shirt

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[-] kiranraine@reddthat.com 18 points 10 months ago

Nah should be Dopamine attention variability executive disorder(I'm misremembering it I'm sure somehow). Otherwise known as DAVE

Cue the "God >!FUCKING!< DAMMIT DAVE" Audio lol

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[-] Ragerist@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Or DDD, dopamin deficiency disorder

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I’ll call it whatever Dr. Russell Barkley says to call it.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

Jesus, take the wheel!

...no, not like that!

[-] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Aka if you didn't want me to fidgety in this box, don't put me in a box, dipshit

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Hello fellow cubicle mouse

[-] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Everyone else is boring af - syndrome

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