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.
so don’t get diagnosed, got it.
This was my interpretation as well
Phew I thought it was just me.
can’t shorten my lifespan if i never get diagnosed!
"People with handicaps and disabilities typically have shorter lifespans due to the lack of assistance and resources needed for their specific ailment. "
This is it, folks. ☝️
This made me think of
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”.
Love your comment.
“We have to teach people with ADHD- who simply can’t build habits the same way neurotypicals do- we have to teach them healthy habits!”
Eugh!
Yes, exactly, thanks for summing it up so concisely!
My molecules are all fucked up from being poor
How does living a longer life through better exercise and diet not “benefit the patient”?
Where did I even mention exercise and diet?
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”.
We live in a society
Barkley’s study found that the biggest predictors of shorter life expectancy in adults with ADHD were factors including lower incomes, fewer years of education, a greater likelihood of smoking, shorter sleep duration, less exercise, poorer nutrition and risky driving. He notes that most of these factors are linked to impulsivity — which can be treated.
“These factors – virtually all of them can be changed,” Barkley says. “Change the factor [and] you change the life expectancy. So none of this is cast in stone.”
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“It’s not the ADHD, it’s the impact of the ADHD on how you live,” says Wiznitzer, who is also co-chair of the professional advisory board for CHADD, a nonprofit education and advocacy group for people with ADHD. “Because you’re impulsive, you don’t make the best choices.”
So basically… diet, exercise and regular sleep… the bad news is, it’s advice you’ve heard all your life and you probably aren’t following… the good news is that the science on this is pretty definite, and a lot of it is stuff you can do for free (well, no financial cost - it will cost you time though).
It’s the driving that’s going to get me.
I try very hard not to drive without medicine in me because I make the dumbest mistakes. There’s a lot of damage to my car where I’ve backed into pollards and things, and every single dent was from a time I wasn’t medicated.
Sick, let’s get this shit over with
Mañana.
Maybe stress of living in a world that places pressures and punishments on people who have a hard time conforming might also have something to do with it.
Sick meme
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The title is braindead. Getting a diagnosis, help and support is literally what can change the life expectancy.
Finally, some motivation to get a diagnosis
Finally, some good news!
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