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I spent my getting-ready morning time listening to the @Ologies episode on tortoises with @biophiliamanda. A couple of observations. 1/n #ologies #sciencecommunication #appliedlearning #fieldwork
@Ologies @biophiliamanda First: Tortoises. Tortoises are turtles, and I love turtles. Once, in Australia, while snorkeling off @LadyElliotGBR, I saw sea turtle and started following her and when she finally dove too deep for me to follow I surfaced and realized that while I could not see the boat 2/n
@Ologies @biophiliamanda ... I could see my now-husband, who COULD see the boat, and had followed me, knowing I was on some hyper-focused lack-of-self-preservation quest. (Choose your partners well!) Back to Ologies, though. 3/n
۱/علائم عمده و شایع اختلال #نقص‌تمرکز_بیش‌فعالی_بزرگ‌سالان (#AdultADHD) این‌ها هستند:
حواس‌پرتی و بی‌دقتی در کارها، اجتناب یا تنفر از کارهای نیازمند تمرکز، تاخیر در انجام کارها، اشکال در شروع و به تعویق انداختن کارها، اشکال در سازمان‌دهی و اولویت‌بندی وظایف، 👇
حواس‌پرتی و بی‌دقتی در کارها، اجتناب یا تنفر از کارهای نیازمند تمرکز، تاخیر در انجام کارها، اشکال در شروع و به تعویق انداختن کارها، اشکال در سازمان‌دهی و اولویت‌بندی وظایف، 👇
۲/اشکال در به خاطر آوردن جزییات، ناتوانی در پیشبرد همزمان چند کار، ضعف در مدیریت زمان و درک دقیق گذر زمان، دودلی و بلاتصمیمی، درنگ در اجرا و تاخیر در توقف، پریدن تمرکز از کاری به کار دیگر، رفتارهای تکانشی و ناگهانی و عدم بررسی عواقب کار، مشکل در روابط بین‌فردی، 👇
۳/بی‌نظمی و آشفتگی، پرداختن به کارهای نیازمند فعالیت زیاد، هیجانی بودن (اصطلاحا جوگیر شدن)، اجتناب از کارهای کم‌تحرک و ایستا، ضعف در تحمل استرس و فشار روانی، زود سر رفتن حوصله، زودرنجی و سریع عصبانی شدن، عجله در کارها، وابسته شدن به فعالیت‌های تحریکی مداوم مانند بازی‌های👇
As #ADHD is trending, I'd like everyone to know:
🧠 You don't need to be visibly hyperactive to have ADHD (#ADHDinattentive)
🧠 Girls/women have ADHD
(#ADHDwomen)
🧠 Adults have ADHD (#AdultADHD)
🧠 ~80% of adults with ADHD don't know they have it
🧠 There are lots of #ADHDmyths
🧠 You don't need to be visibly hyperactive to have ADHD (#ADHDinattentive)
🧠 Girls/women have ADHD
(#ADHDwomen)
🧠 Adults have ADHD (#AdultADHD)
🧠 ~80% of adults with ADHD don't know they have it
🧠 There are lots of #ADHDmyths
🧠 You can have #ADHD and do well at school, have a degree, a job, a relationship & a family
🧠 You don't outgrow ADHD
🧠 There's no cure for ADHD
🧠 Undiagnosed/untreated ADHD can have serious consequences
🧠 ADHD meds decrease the risk of drug abuse
🧠 ADHD is highly genetic
🧠 You don't outgrow ADHD
🧠 There's no cure for ADHD
🧠 Undiagnosed/untreated ADHD can have serious consequences
🧠 ADHD meds decrease the risk of drug abuse
🧠 ADHD is highly genetic
🧠 #ADHD is underdiagnosed
🧠 Not all doctors recognise ADHD
🧠 ADHD is often misdiagnosed as e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar
🧠 Lots of ADHDers have comorbid conditions, e.g. autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, tourettes
🧠 Many undiagnosed ADHDers self-medicate with alcohol/drugs
🧠 Not all doctors recognise ADHD
🧠 ADHD is often misdiagnosed as e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar
🧠 Lots of ADHDers have comorbid conditions, e.g. autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, tourettes
🧠 Many undiagnosed ADHDers self-medicate with alcohol/drugs
#HateToDisappointYouBut ADHD is likely not what you think it is. I'm saying this because most people think #ADHD is just hyperactive, naughty little boys, and it couldn't be more wrong. It affects life in so many ways. If you know people with it, please find out what it's about.
Find more info & ADHD people: #ADHDinattentive #ADHDmyths
#AdultADHD #WomenWithADHD
#ADHDAwareness #TeamADHD #NeurodiverseSquad
#AdultADHD #WomenWithADHD
#ADHDAwareness #TeamADHD #NeurodiverseSquad
I keep raising #ADHDawareness because there are LOADS of undiagnosed #ADHD adults in the world, living their lives, struggling, wondering why almost everything is so difficult. I've read that about 80% of ADHD adults don't know they have it. It's tragic! I found out at 38 myself.
