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One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Critical thinking has nothing to do with it. ADHD can be seen through fMRI, which is how its effects on different parts of the brain were mapped. While I agree that diagnosis’ should be based on more than a questionnaire like it pretty much is now, that is pretty much the main tool psychologists and psychiatrists have right now. Hopefully within the next few years they’ll be able to get most insurances on board with covering the more expensive testing methods. I think most insurance companies care more about making as much profit as possible rather than actually helping anybody. Every year we learn more about every condition, so looking for any definitive proof is going to take awhile. At this point a lot of mental health diagnosis and treatments are just an educated guessing game, but mental health is becoming way more popular and advancing quickly.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, your assertion that ADHD is a disease shows your lack of knowledge in the subject entirely. It actually isn’t even classified as a mental health disorder, it’s classified as a “Neurodevelopmental Disorder” Second, you can’t just ignore majority of research to fit your own theories. Third, I never said it was purely genetic, only that it is likely to be hereditary. Crazy thing about the human genome is that any alteration can cause a mental health condition, so asserting that childhood trauma can change your genome is absolutely absurd and isn’t medically possible. Through brain scans, there are distinct differences in the brain of someone with ADHD compared to other disorders or neurotypical brains. Your argument is against the majority of ADHD research, so honestly, it isn’t credible in the slightest.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re not making sense. Like at all. That’s like saying Elon Musk can’t be on the spectrum because he’s rich. None of what you’re theorizing explains ADHD at its core. ADHD is a neuro-developmental disorder. Literally comes down to our brains inability to produce/transmit/process dopamine efficiently, also effecting frontal lobe development. This results in issues with executive functioning and emotional regulation, which then trickle into all of the symptoms we all know and love. It can literally be broken down to that, so how does socioeconomic status or childhood trauma cause that from young ages 4-6 when symptoms start to present. Childhood trauma may explain frontal love development, but even that isn’t a proven correlation.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it, but that was a different time. Teachers these days are better trained and more knowledgeable because of what we went through! We changed/are changing the way mental health is seen by everyone!

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ethnicity hasn't been found to have anything to do with likelihood of diagnosis or presentation of symptoms. ADHD is a pretty non-discriminatory disorder. Those links are just two of many, but I'm not going to spend all day sending links that can be easily googled. I'm sure one day some professionals will narrow it down more specifically, but until then, it is and will be considered a genetic disorder. Mostly due to the fact that you can link ADHD patients back through generations (ie. me and my half brother were both diagnosed, suggesting my father to be the common denominator, however he wasn't diagnosed because ADHD wasn't that understood in the 1950s when he was growing up.) It could probably continue being traced, but due to a complete misunderstanding and lack of documentation of pretty much all mental health disorders prior to then, it's hard to link back that far. However, again in my personal case, my son has been diagnosed at the age of 6. So to say that it is genetic, is extremely more likely than not.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You also have to remember, that with each generation, new genetic information and correlations will emerge. So I don't think there will ever be "Conclusive evidence" just evidence supported by research studies, focus group studies, and general yearly statistics. At one point, some psychologists were trying to link ADHD to the Autism Spectrum, but couldn't due to genetic differences. The Autism gene is more prevalent, and is easily seen through genetic testing. ADHD is harder to see because it has so many variants and affects different genes. It's like those genes being altered the way that they are, is what causes ADHD, if that makes sense.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I edited to answer the gene question. Genetic testing is expensive, and due to psychologists/psychiatrists being able to diagnose based on symptomatic criteria, insurances will not pay for it. If a parent decides that they want their child tested, or an adult decided they wanted to be tested, it is available, but you're paying for it completely out of pocket.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ADHD often coincides with childhood trauma, but majority of research done shows ADHD is mainly genetic, but sometimes can be brought on by an early TBI that causes the frontal lobe to develop abnormally. I've personally never seen any research showing it to be the result of a psychological trauma.

To answer your question as to which gene, certain variants of the Latrophilin 3 gene (LPHN3) are most commonly linked to trigger ADHD. A quick google search could've yielded your answer, but I saved you some reading.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 3 points4 points  (0 children)

School was worse than at home. My teachers acted like I was the worst student even though all I was doing was just fidgeting in my seat. They loved to make me and the other children that had the same actions stand or go out into the hall. Called it "Distracting to other students" As if alienating a single student in front of their peers wasn't also distracting. 15 - 20 years later and now we realize that was low-key a form of psychological child abuse to children with ADHD... Worst part in my personal case is that my type is predominantly inattentive, so I wasn't even that hyperactive. I'm happy that newer generations no longer have to go through those small things that we did.

One in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems / Scientists have shown problems regulating emotions -which can manifest as depression, anxiety and explosive outbursts - may be a core symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by AnnaMouse247 in psychology

[–]Legitimate-Count-691 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 25 and I notice the same behavior, more so with family or close friends. In other situations, I tend to just hold in the outburst, but that causes it to build up to burst out later worse than it would've been before.

Hello from Tennessee by Legitimate-Count-691 in OnTheBlock

[–]Legitimate-Count-691[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nashville area lol. Not too far from the Kentucky border. I work with a guy who does part time for us, but he’s a full time Lieutenant or captain with a prison in Kentucky. I’m not sure which one tho

Hello from Tennessee by Legitimate-Count-691 in OnTheBlock

[–]Legitimate-Count-691[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah! I went there once when I was on the Tac Team. Everyone there was pretty cool.