Darwin’s Evolution
is perhaps the only fundamental theory (and fact) in all of sciences that is easy to explain, which is what I will try to do here. Because I often use ideas from Evolution to think about the origin of ADD, this article will hopefully serve as a quick refresher.
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My life is a story of two contrasting worlds. To the others I am a scientist working in a top US university. But my private world is shaped by a lifelong struggle with ADD that I was born with, but did not know about until I was past 40. Here I present a unique perspective on adult ADD/ ADHD, drawing from the lessons of my own life and an extensive research on the subject. More >>
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