so turns out adhd meds are also a form of gender affirmation treatment?
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Ed Hagen
Great article on current state of ADHD research, much of it consistent w/ the evo mismatch hyp & also w/ work by @realadamhunt.bsky.social
One thing I didn't know: kids who consistently take stimulant medication for ADHD are about 1 inch shorter than those who don't🧪 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m...
One thing I didn't know: kids who consistently take stimulant medication for ADHD are about 1 inch shorter than those who don't🧪 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/m...
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*loud flashing alarmbells going off*
oh do fuck off; me finally getting diagnosed is not a market issue
*sigh* this is just not a difficult question to answer. a rambunctious kid on stimulants will turn into the squirrel from hoodwinked instead of becoming calmer & focused
so here's a novel idea: maybe yhe point isn't to make kids "smarter" or "more productive", but rather reduce their suffering?
sentences written by someone who doesn't know what this MEANS for adhd'ers. it's the difference between being able to do the task or not.
"just". jfc.
Motivation is simply the core issue with ADHD and stimulants manipulate motivational systems so tasks are perceived as more rewarding.
Not sure how you find this stuff all the time, but the quality of reporting is appalling.