Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoIt shouldn't be called ADHD; it should be called restless brain syndrome.message-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIt shouldn't be called ADHD; it should be called restless brain syndrome.Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBloodSlut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe problem is that there are many other mental disorders that have a profound effect on executive function as well
minus-squareuniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI was watching a video from dr berkely and he said its the only disorder that hits all factors of executive function. Then he said adhd people can’t do digitspan backwards so e went to try it and I was like 😦
minus-squareLetKCater2U@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoA test for working memory. https://www.memorylosstest.com/digit-span/
minus-squareඞmir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI don’t have ADHD and my upper limit for digits seems to be around 6.
minus-squarez500@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt took a few tries, but if I memorize the numbers in chunks of 3, then 3, then 2 then it’s a lot easier.
The problem is that there are many other mental disorders that have a profound effect on executive function as well
I was watching a video from dr berkely and he said its the only disorder that hits all factors of executive function.
Then he said adhd people can’t do digitspan backwards so e went to try it and I was like 😦
What’s a digitspan?
A test for working memory.
https://www.memorylosstest.com/digit-span/
I don’t have ADHD and my upper limit for digits seems to be around 6.
It took a few tries, but if I memorize the numbers in chunks of 3, then 3, then 2 then it’s a lot easier.