Wiznitzer says the new findings underscore the importance of treating ADHD in adults as well as children – not just with medications but also with behavioral therapy that teaches strategies to manage executive function problems that are a hallmark of the condition.

Edit: sorry not a meme but I think it is important to remember to take care of yourself and basics. Water 💧 Exercise 🏃 Food 🥘

Medication 💊 help but it is not the solution for behavioral change.

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[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 18 hours ago (7 children)

This made me think of

In med school, I took an elective called "Stress", foolishly thinking I was going to learn about meditation and yoga. Instead the professor spent 6 weeks proving that being poor or a minority literally destroys your health on a molecular level, and I think about that every day.

Also, fuck trying to inflict ABA sort of bullshit on ADHD'rs as well as autists, it's ableist from the core and is all about making us "productive members" of ableist capitalist society, rather than happy well cared for individuals, and is a huge contributor to stress and feelings of inadequacy and of being burden.

Sure, coping strategies are good and important, but they should solely be to benefit the patient, not make the patient more beneficial (and acceptable) to others.

The more inclusive and accessible society is, the less stress marginalised people are exposed to for being "other".

[–] koper@feddit.nl -3 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

How does living a longer life through better exercise and diet not "benefit the patient"?

[–] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Where did I even mention exercise and diet?

[–] koper@feddit.nl 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Both the article and the OP mention it.

I understand your general point about ableism, I just don't see how that applies to this article. I don't read anything about "making the patient more beneficial to others".

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 hours ago

We live in a society

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