What If A.D.H.D. Isn't About Attention at All?(nytimes.com) |
What If A.D.H.D. Isn't About Attention at All?(nytimes.com) |
> Everyone has A.D.D. but the computers. Ritalin is the grease in the machine that mass-produces disinterested doctors and stifled stockbrokers. We used to have characteristics, now we have symptoms. They know we'll pay anything if they can get us to pay attention. A.D.D. is the wax in the ears of Odysseus' crew that enables them to pass unscathed.
(I found Intuniv, which is basically the opposite of a stimulant and has the opposite side effects, actually helps more. But that's very personal and it also gives me nasty insomnia if I'm not incredibly careful.)