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40 - Your ADHD Patient Is a Ferrari Stuck Plowing a Field
Your ADHD patient can get through the test with his eyes open. Close his eyes, same test, and the whole thing falls apart. That's not two different kids. That's one kid whose Ferrari has been plowing a field all day.
This episode breaks down an analogy Dr. Anthony's been using in office for months, the Ferrari and the tractor. The nervous system has two tools: the tractor for low level, automatic tasks, and the Ferrari for high level executive function, adaptability, and socialization. When a kid's tractor is out of gas, the Ferrari gets pulled off the track to plow the field instead, and by…
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