![]() My work for the last decade suggests that we have been missing something important about the fundamental nature of the ADHD brain. We have been looking for the “bright and shining line” that defines the condition, explains the source of impairments, and gives direction as to what to do about it. Practitioners, including myself, have been trying to establish a simpler, clearer way to understand the impairments of ADHD. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has 18 criteria, and other symptom lists cite as many as 100 traits. ![]() ![]() Diagnosticians have long lists of symptoms to sort through and check off. The diagnostic criteria that have been used for the last 40 years leave many people wondering whether they have the condition or not. It is overwhelming to people who live with it every day. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a confusing, contradictory, inconsistent, and frustrating condition.
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