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CourageKitten t1_j8q7kej wrote

I have ADHD, which as a disorder is associated with the things the article described as "cognitive failures", such as inattentiveness and forgetfulness (any psychiatrist could tell you that). ADHD is correlated with certain dopamine seeking behaviors, such as frequent phone use. My gut instinct is to say there might be a correlation-not-causation relationship going on here.

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floandthemash t1_j8srpf1 wrote

100%. My job at times has downtime and overall can be very repetitive. My ADHD brain is screaming for novelty and during a 12 hour shift, the phone is one of the very few things that can provide that.

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wasabif t1_j8sjhbc wrote

ADHD is a neurological disorder that is present at birth. The cause isn’t external, it’s genetic. The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders have compiled guidelines for diagnosing adults with ADHD. Not because it starts in adulthood, but because they weren’t diagnosed as children. By the time an undiagnosed ADHD child reaches adulthood, they’ve created coping mechanisms (that don’t usually work long term) that makes the test given for children obsolete.

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CourageKitten t1_j8sn1k1 wrote

I personally was diagnosed as a young child, when smartphones didn't exist and my parents were very strict about the screens that did (TV and computer games, which I was only allowed to watch/play educational ones anyway).

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