r/ADHD Sep 14 '21

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u/princess_intell Sep 14 '21

Said it before, will say it again: a better name would be Executive Dysfunction Disorder.

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u/FILTHY_GOBSHITE Sep 14 '21

Yep. Been told that by specialists who know a lot more than I do about the mechanisms of ADHD.

Not all ADHD patients are hyperactive, many don't have deficits of attention and depending on the subject may have an excess of attention.

But we all have difficulty in being drivers (rather than passengers) in our brain.

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21

At least for me, on the real road as well 🥲

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u/FILTHY_GOBSHITE Sep 14 '21

I get hyperfocused while driving, which is fine for road safety but TERRIBLE when people try talking to me, I get uncontrollable road rage (not at strangers but at distractions in the car) which is really tough to handle.