Wiznitzer says the new findings underscore the importance of treating ADHD in adults as well as children – not just with medications but also with behavioral therapy that teaches strategies to manage executive function problems that are a hallmark of the condition.

Edit: sorry not a meme but I think it is important to remember to take care of yourself and basics. Water 💧 Exercise 🏃 Food 🥘

Medication 💊 help but it is not the solution for behavioral change.

  • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Barkley’s study found that the biggest predictors of shorter life expectancy in adults with ADHD were factors including lower incomes, fewer years of education, a greater likelihood of smoking, shorter sleep duration, less exercise, poorer nutrition and risky driving. He notes that most of these factors are linked to impulsivity — which can be treated.

    “These factors – virtually all of them can be changed,” Barkley says. “Change the factor [and] you change the life expectancy. So none of this is cast in stone.”

    […]

    “It’s not the ADHD, it’s the impact of the ADHD on how you live,” says Wiznitzer, who is also co-chair of the professional advisory board for CHADD, a nonprofit education and advocacy group for people with ADHD. “Because you’re impulsive, you don’t make the best choices.”

    So basically… diet, exercise and regular sleep… the bad news is, it’s advice you’ve heard all your life and you probably aren’t following… the good news is that the science on this is pretty definite, and a lot of it is stuff you can do for free (well, no financial cost - it will cost you time though).

    • flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      16·
      2 days ago

      It’s the driving that’s going to get me.

      I try very hard not to drive without medicine in me because I make the dumbest mistakes. There’s a lot of damage to my car where I’ve backed into pollards and things, and every single dent was from a time I wasn’t medicated.

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        9·
        2 days ago

        honestly i don’t think there can be that much of a difference to just being in a car in general, just existing on the roads is one of the most dangerous things you can do.

    • BaroqueInMindEnglish
      16·
      2 days ago

      But I’m so much more productive at night instead of sleeping.

      Also…

      Yeah, shit. You’re right.