ADD

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As far as I've been able to figure out, ADD may have natural/innate and environmental causes, and a combination of both.

Recycling bits of what I have written on the ADD page of my site:

Natural causes:

- Most likely due to focusing on external or internal sensations, thoughts, intuitions and/or sensory input. This is also typical - and natural - for the introvert and/or intuitive/creative personality type who needs to be allowed enough time for introspection, imagination, daydreaming and inspiration in order to learn and create. Having a rich inner world is not a disorder.

- It is also perfectly natural for children to have shorter attention spans than adults. And what is considered ‘normal’ for adults may be more based on social/educational/employer demands than actual reality.

- And it is equally normal for everyone to mainly be interested in paying attention to things that are useful, interesting and relevant to that particular individual.

Environmental causes:

- In other cases, concentration difficulties may have physical reasons like non-optimal diet, allergy, fatigue, dehydration, hypoglycaemia, infection etc. that makes it hard to focus even on topics of interest.

- Or environmental factors like fluorescent lights, noise, pressure, interruptions, mold, air-borne chemicals, poor ventilation, movement in the room etc. – to which some may be more sensitive than others.

Inger

P.S. Would anyone mind if I quoted bits of your discussions on this topic, since y'all describe it so well? I already have some quotes but could use a few more. I may also want to quote bits from other discussions. Let me know if anyone has any objections to that. (I think this is easier than me asking about every individual quote.)