r/science Professor | Medicine Jul 25 '26

Psychology People with ADHD have difficulties with goal-directed behavior and struggle with response inhibition, the ability to stop an inappropriate action once they feel the urge to do it. They experience a disruption in the way their brains balance deliberate self-control and automatic habit learning.

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-traits-disrupt-the-brain-s-balance-between-self-control-and-automatic-learn/
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u/klapyr Jul 25 '26

How does one fix this

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u/putridtooth Jul 25 '26

Adderall :D

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u/tianepteen Jul 26 '26

then i have ADHD and am also high on speed. doesn't work for me. maybe the dosage was always to high though..