ADHD Explained: Everything you need to know about ADHD.

ADHD Basics

1. What it is: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

-attention

-hyperactivity

-impulsivity

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2. Criteria

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3. How the brain works

-triune brain

     -brainstem: survival

     -limbic area: emotional

     -cortex: thinking (also, controls executive functioning

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4. What is executive function?

-thinking, planning, reasoning, organization, decision making, multi-tasking

-time management

-attention

-self-regulation

-working memory

-impulse control

-flexible thinking

-inhibiting impulses

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