Posted by ron1953 on July 22, 2012, at 16:54:34
In reply to Experience with adult ADHD?, posted by Raisinb on July 20, 2012, at 17:52:51
I have an opinion that it's *often* BS, not a blanket conclusion. Also, I'm not familiar with Adler.
The lure of the empirical scientific approach is understandable, but it often fails miserably when it comes to the human psyche. Think of the android character, Data, from Star Trek, whose computer brain, however complex, could not understand human emotion, humor, etc.. The scientific approach often employed in psychiatry and psychopharmacology has its limitations, and is mostly based on acceptance of the status quo of standard academic teachings, conventional wisdom and accepted beliefs. Ir rarely, if ever, goes outside of the box.
Scott, I haven't studied ADHD, but I observe. And by the way, if I challenged you to support your beliefs, I think you'd be hard-pressed to do so, aside from citing other people's work. And I'm not saying you're wrong; just that there's more than just cold fact and statistic involved, and it's difficult to qualify or quantify.
What would my advice to an ADHD patient be? I'd advise that they analyze the ENTIRE situation, especially in regard to their purported problem versus assumptions and expectations of others. I was a programmer for twenty years, and knew many poor-to mediocre programmers who were diagnosed with ADHD. Their poor performance was NOT because of ADHD (in my opinion, of course); it was simply a bad match between their true talents/desires and the career itself. The job demands a great deal of organizational skill, which these folks simply didn't have. It wasn't pathology; just a bad match. So, the question is, should they be treated for ADHD, or maybe consider another career - one that they're better suited for? Or BOTH? My point is to look at the big picture.
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