For years I used�unintentional�intermittent fasting as part of my diagnostic screening for ADHD.
Compiled by Cynthia Hammer, MSW, Executive Director
Author of the book, Living with Inattentive ADHD
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For years I used�unintentional�intermittent fasting as part of my diagnostic screening for ADHD. While some people deliberately skip meals, whenever I heard a person say �I didn�t realize until 4:00 that I hadn�t eaten all day!�, I�d immediately add ADHD to the possible diagnoses to consider. Hyperfocus, distractibility, and inattentiveness to interoceptive states render some with ADHD unaware of their body�s needs until they become really hungry.�� ~~John Kruse, MD
�A psychiatrist once told me he could diagnose ADHD in a person as soon as that person walked into his office and commented on the diplomas posted on the walk.� �No one ever does that,� he said, �unless they have ADHD.�
Another physician told me a tell-tale sign of ADHD is a person who sits with one foot turned on its side.� It creates a small pain that helps to keep the person awake and engaged even when the subject is boring.�
�I think I could diagnose someone else�s ADHD by how often they get called back to the kitchen by the smoke alarm as they left something cooking on the stove when they wandered away.
�What are your tell-tale ways of recognizing ADHD in others?� Speak up.� I know we are all guilty of this.
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