I can't believe they're making a site for individuals with ADHD that uses that many carousels.
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Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD
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#32Is it just me or does the fact that this site already heavily pushes a particular conclusion rather than being open to all evidence lead others to take it with an extra grain of salt as well?
Yeah, this strikes me more as, "I need to get the word out about my Super Totally Justified beliefs" than a sober look at ADHD research so far.
I'm getting adhd-as-a-lifestyle vibes off of this, and as someone who has ADHD I stay away from that mentality with every ounce of effort I can muster.
ADHD is a thing I have, not who I am.
Edit: The actual "statement" is a much better representation of what this site (and its organizers) are about:
https://www.adhdevidence.org/ics
Seriously, I'm stunned by how terrible the landing page is. If the person who built this is here, you've really got to quiet that landing page down, there's way too much going on. In particular, the AMA accordion component should be removed entirely.
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#33This looks cool, but it's not useful or interesting to me. I don't need to "heal from stigma and internalized ableism", I need to get things done and my brain is resistant to this. "stigma" and "ableism" is just psychobabble to me.
Stigma is psychobabble to you?
Even if you somehow don't care what other people think, stigma gets in the way of medication.
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#34> Surprisingly, data show that sugar consumption does not worsen symptoms of ADHD. Surprisingly? Sugar consumption is known to help with symptoms of ADHD, as do other dopamine-inducing activities, which makes perfect sense to me. The problem with sugar is that it has a pretty high cost due to all its other effects on the body, that its dopamine hit wears off pretty fast and you quickly build up a tolerance, which is…
That's sorta like the effect of caffeine on me. It's not only not a stimulant, but if I take in too much, I straight up get drowsy.
Same for me. A mug of British tea will rehydrate and refresh me a bit, but a cup of black coffee makes me ready for a nap in 30 minutes!
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#35I recommend this Huberman Labs podcast about ADHD: https://hubermanlab.com/adhd-and-how-anyone-can-improve-thei... Huberman is a neuroscientist and everything he recommends appears to be backed by peer reviewed research. He does also promote various products, but afaict, he does a good job of keeping that from biasing his recommendations.
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#36I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population, including millions of children, is going to age about as well as using radium for wristwatches. But I guess we'll have to see the "evidence" for that.
In situations where there is a dopamine deficiency, stimulants like amphetamines counterintuitively have the opposite effect than you would expect.
This is so counterintuitive for folks. Anecdotally, you can find a lot of stories out there from folks with ADHD who will tell you that their medication calmed their brain for the first time. It could be compared to a sensory deprivation experience.
"I didn't know my brain could be this quiet," is a common refrain from people with ADHD on taking a stimulant for the first time.
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#37One of the recommendations, CBT, is inspired by NLP (heavily). I can say that NLP did wonders for me. Site is attrocious :)
That's really interesting that neuro linguistic programming helped you so much. I don't want to inquire into your own experiences as it's personal. But, I used to follow NLP very closely and sort of lost interest over time. Anyway, I felt it was best suited to 'software' changes in oneself - say at level of beliefs about the world, and how our use of symbols and language can affect our experience and abilities. ADHD,…
I think you are spot on. As a person in that spectrum, i feel everyone's brain is hardwired in some way, and if you want to fight it with workarounds (with techniques/strategies) you will have to pay a lot in terms of brain power. And not a lot of ADHD people are motivated to do that (thanks to ADHD lol)..
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#38Not much evidence on here, other than “avoid food colourants.”
I would suggest to the creator that they make it clear that the consensus statement is the centerpiece and link to it more clearly. I found it kind of confusing that there was a section of the homepage that promoted the consensus statement without giving me a way to get to it in the body of the page. There is a huge amount of information and evidence that seems to be presented really clearly, its just not front and center on the landing.
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#39I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population, including millions of children, is going to age about as well as using radium for wristwatches. But I guess we'll have to see the "evidence" for that.
We've had Ritalin for ADHD treatment since 1954.
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#40I have ADHD. The amount of sensory overload and lack of design cohesion gave me a headache within seconds.