ADHD study finds that symptoms fluctuate and sometimes go into "remission" during periods of higher environmental demands.
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ADHD study finds that symptoms fluctuate and sometimes go into "remission" during periods of higher environmental demands.
That's fine, what I don't understand is why they find this unexpected. The actual abstract doesn't use the word, so hopefully it's just the reporter, because nobody with ADHD should find this surprising. Who among us hasn't...
- put something off until the urgency was so high that we could finally do it?
- said, "I work better under pressure"?
- spent our entire life trying to find the right structure to keep us focused?
- and, you know, medicated with stimulants?
I spent my first year of high school at a highly competitive private school. Then the last two I went to a rural public school with mediocre standards. My grades dropped.
Surprising ADHD research finds greater life demands linked to reduced symptoms
Recent research found that ADHD often fluctuates, with most individuals experiencing alternating periods of remission and recurrence influenced by environmental demands, rather than following a static course of persistence or permanent remission. Recovery is rare, occurring in only 9.1%.
PsyPost - Psychology News (www.psypost.org)
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@nazgul it might be a surprise if their primary treatment group for ADHD was kids?
The study author is quoted as saying it was surprising and I'm just – you need to talk to more middle-aged folks. Because that cycle is way too familiar.
