justatest90

Medication can make an enormous difference there, as well as other things that increase dopamine (like exercise). Gamifying tasks to make them new, challenging, urgent or of personal interest can help too. Most importantly, long term benefits don't really motivate ADHD brains, so if you want to reward yourself externally for doing the thing, small, immediate rewards work best :)

I hate to repeat a comment, but you hit the nail on the head for issues I'm dealing with right now. Do you have any advice for an adult suffering with ADHD issues? My parents were religious and of the 'no drugs for behavior' mindset: just stop sinning by not paying attention. I definitely picked up some coping mechanisms, but at this point am continually hitting a wall, and haven't found an MD yet willing to meaningfully engage in an ADHD discussion for adults.

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Why is this a problem? (Not saying it's not, I just don't get the concern)

Is 40 of 7.5 billion a problem? Or 25 of 330 million? I'd be more concerned if it were 25 in the same city or something.

watch the amazing documentary "Sound and Fury", which explores this exact topic in heart-wrenching glory. [Edit: less fleece-based title]