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Would it be possible that ANY video game has a positive effect on ADHD?
I’m wondering because usually games reward focus and provide plethora of stimulus both visually and auditory.
Here's a video of a doctor playing the game along with sort of an explanation of how it works and is meant to do. I'd be curious to know how much this costs for patients. I'm guessing it's some type of a subscription model. https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkhSLr6DlWc
I'm extremely skeptical. I've yet to see a treatment for ADHD that is only effective on children 8-17. If their product actually worked, I'm sure they wouldn't want to exclude the massive market of adults with ADHD. I'm also opposed to any medical device that uses a cell phone or requires a download from an app store. At that point you're handing over at least some amount of medical information to an ad company, usin…
So about as effective as a placebo or sugar pill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo
Stimulant medication for ADHD has the highest effect size in all of psychiatry. ADHD is highly treatable, when people are properly treated. This just feels like something that somebody made for the parents who are pathologically drug averse at the expense of their children. Of course, the parents don’t realize that their kids don’t get that development time back, so the longer they wait, the harder things can get for…
Nonstimulant medication is also very effective, but with the caveat that it takes longer to kick in. The second caveat is that it’s devoid of any recreational value during the startup period, which has an outsized effect on people’s perception of the medication “working”. Stimulant medication tends to be favorably accepted at first (for entirely unsurprising reasons, even though some people don’t experience quite the…
$99 a month subscription, because they're FDA or whatever approved. Is there corruption with these kind of things, or did they just hit jackpot?
Why is everything subscription based nowadays? Even without a subscription $99 would seem a lot to me. I guess because something something server costs and update development? Or is it just plain greed?
PS: Programming is absolutely fantastic, too, when you have ADHD (an probably even if you don't have it). It also doesn't cost a dime and there is plenty of content available for free. Might give that one a shot! Works wonders for me
Stimulant medication for ADHD has the highest effect size in all of psychiatry. ADHD is highly treatable, when people are properly treated. This just feels like something that somebody made for the parents who are pathologically drug averse at the expense of their children. Of course, the parents don’t realize that their kids don’t get that development time back, so the longer they wait, the harder things can get for…
Nonstimulant medication is also very effective, but with the caveat that it takes longer to kick in. The second caveat is that it’s devoid of any recreational value during the startup period, which has an outsized effect on people’s perception of the medication “working”. Stimulant medication tends to be favorably accepted at first (for entirely unsurprising reasons, even though some people don’t experience quite the…
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>The key is to find a hard, less captivating book and just power your way through it... This is a lot like saying that the way to treat a broken leg is to just start running on it and not have it be broken anymore.
Unironically yes. Neuroplasticity means that that is exactly a way to improve brain function. Not perfect, not universal, not the only way, but absolutely a working approach. (Obvious disclaimer: Not a doctor, not your doctor, this is not medical advice.)
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Caffeine builds physical dependence easier than amphetamine, AFAIK
Is caffeine strong enough to have any serious effect on ADHD? It barely touches my concentration difficulties.