“ADHD isn’t merely a dysfunction. It’s best understood as an impulsive motivational drive for novel information.”
ADHD
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My Never-Ending Search for Adderall
“I was diagnosed with ADD in 1985 at the age of five. Doctors swore I’d grow out of it.”
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Flight Risk
“Useful is another mask. It’s the one I have worn the longest. It’s the mask many try on after gifted, after emotional, after too much.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Carla Ciccone, Lex Pryor, Bhavya Dore, Michelle Cyca, and Casey Lyons.
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Coming Into Focus
ADHD diagnoses have spiked among adult women. In a thoughtful personal essay, Carla Ciccone describes what it’s been like to be diagnosed at nearly 40, and how it’s helped her reframe the way she sees herself — and her past. But women aren’t suddenly waking up with a neurological disorder. It’s likely been there all […]