Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes

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chrisldgk 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

One thing that I can’t seem to parse from the article is why the researchers assume that this is an unresearched part of ADHD and not a different disorder entirely. I’m sure they have their reasons, but I don’t think it’s written in the article.

To me it seems that if it’s not „treatable“ the same way ADHD is, I’m not sure if it’s useful to categorize it as such. On the other hand, I’m happy if kids with this disorder can get a diagnosis and treatment that actually helps them sometime in the future due to this research.

	▲	halper 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It is a good point and I also struggled with that bit somewhat. It is different in so many ways, have different symptoms, does not respond (as well) to the same medication, and affect different parts of the brain. The jump from there to "subtype" was not too logical for me ...

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phantompeace 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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