ADHD Workup

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I'm getting tested for ADD/ADHD. What should I expect?

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What gives you significant energy besides caffeine?

Nothing. Coffee/caffeine/caffeine compounds are the only things which, for me, provide minor, predictable, temporary energy. Caffeine is a very unusual molecule. That’s why coffee has been used for hundreds and hundreds of years (my view).

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Is it normal for someone with ADHD or APD (auditory processing) to listen to the same song multiple times a day for 2 years straight? I've been obsessed with ... from Disney's ... [movie] ... for over a year. I just find it so catchy.

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Is it possible to become a USAF pilot if I've been taking meds for my ADHD? (I'm 15 and I've started getting off meds now, is it still a disqualifier?)

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Why can't I read and learn, despite having an estimated IQ by a leading IQ researcher of 178, after trauma, after speech delays. I have problems with memory, diagnosed ADHD (suspicious), processing speed issues (can be neglected, my guess)?

Try: Brainline. X-ref: attentional control, ADHD, epilepsy (absence, complex partial, temporal lobe, etc.), brain concussion, sports concussions, neurology.

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Will anyone help me start an ADHD support thread with recovery progress, age, and personal perspective on recovery?

Try starting with an educational library including the following books about attentional control, neurology.

Partial answers follow:

Productive Reading - Insights Into Attentional Control - Neurology:

- Remarkable Medicine book (Dreyfus)
- How To (Temporarily) Cure Hyperactivity book (about Inattentive ADHD relief) (Brothers)
- The Hyperactive Child book (Renshaw)
- Nerves in Collision book (Alvarez)

Good luck.

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I’m on the autistic spectrum, albeit in a ‘high-functioning’ sense (Asperger’s syndrome). Are there any ... interesting studies investigating any differences in brain activity between those ‘on the spectrum’ and ‘neurotypicals’?

Try: the movie, Temple Grandin.

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(Source:  E/a, q, other)

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https://cthomaswildadhd.blogspot.com/2020/07/questions-about-adhd-examples.html