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Q: What is the difference between ADD and ADHD?
A: ADD, or attention-deficit disorder, is an out-of-date term that was previously used to describe children who have difficulty paying attention, but are not significantly impulsive or hyperactive—the other two parts of the triad of symptoms that define what we now call ADHD, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Most of the time when people use the term ADD now, what they really mean is the inattentive subtype of ADHD.
One way to conceptualize it is to think of ADHD as three scales, one for inattention, one for hyperactivity, and one for impulsivity. If children are rated from 1 to 10 on each scale, there can be a child who will be 10-0-0. There can also be a child who is 0-10-10. But most children will be some variation more like 5-7-8.
The important thing is that a child who has a real deficit in paying attention, without the other symptoms that tend to result in disruptive or problematic behavior, he still needs to be understood and get help. By about the second grade it starts to be a real problem for children if they can't start paying attention, and keep paying attention to a teacher in a classroom where there is competing activity in the room.
And, by the way, when we say a deficit in paying attention what we mean is paying attention to dull, boring or repetitive tasks not of your choosing. Anyone with a child who has ADHD can tell you that they have no trouble paying attention to video games or a movie.
http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/ask-an-expert/2011-8-30-what-differen…
I wonder just how many riders see this being legal under a doctor's instruction and are "exploiting" it?
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http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v31/n11/full/1301164a.html
In contrast to these basic studies in rats, humans given stimulant medications for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) display reduced locomotor activity and improved attentional focus. For years, it was presumed that stimulant medications had paradoxical effects in ADHD. However, it is now established that the focusing effects of stimulants in ADHD are not paradoxical; these agents have the same effect in 'normal' human subjects (albeit a more subtle response given ceiling effects) (Rapoport and Inoff-Germain, 2002). However, the discrepancies between locomotor-activating effects in rodents and the focusing effects in humans remained: it was assumed that the locomotor-activating effects of stimulants in rodents must be owing to species differences, thus weakening the validity of rodent models of ADHD
JS was tested following the San Francisco SX in 2009 and passed according to this Guy B article. So either he had a TUE then and has subsequently forgotten it, or he didn't have a long term medical condition 5 years ago?
http://racerxonline.com/2012/03/23/ama-announces-anti-doping-test-resul…
http://www.justanswer.com/mental-health/5l10e-son-professional-athlete-…
If that's the case and he has passed drug screens the past four years then he must of had a TUE, right? So that would indicate he was aware for the last four years that he had to have a TUE. So he either didn't get a TUE exemption this time or he tested above the limit allowed by his TUE.
This, of couse is assuming it was JSs' mom. I highley doubt it considering he was a multimillionaire 4 years ago and able to afford excellent medical care. I mean why would his mom have to post on justanswer. I can only assuming that being his mom, the mom of a son who provides for the family, that she would have been on top of this from the get go
Sounds like he was prescribed it, and may not have taken it, or quit taking it.
Another thing that is possible is he only takes it when symptoms are severe.
We could go WAY conspiracy theory here and say this was just laying the ground work in case he got caught.............. I kid I kid
Also, the post coincidentally made it onto the very first page of the thread that broke the JS7 news.
I wonder how much money it would take for an admin at justanswers.com to back date a post?
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What should I avoid?
This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
http://www.drugs.com/adderall.html
MAY....................... I say again...... MAY
It also MAY increase reaction time, increase focus, ect.
You must be either trolling or dumb if you are going to state unequivocally that taking Adderal wouldn't benefit a MX/SX racer.
I don't know what it does for sure, I have heard many different things from different people. Some said it does exactly what that warning said.
It's up to WADA to decide if riders can use it, not me.
...and yet knowing that you still did it..... Thanks for letting me know you're not trolling................
So, what's it like? Holy S**t! The ability to focus and absorb information and data explodes exponentially. Watching an endless parade of power point presentations can turn excruciating very quickly, and your mind wanders elsewhere. But when on Concerta, you are locked into the presenter's every word. Even the most trivial of topics becomes a bench racing session!
For those with true ADHD, these medications can change their world. For my son, the "smart pills" allow him to be normal, as many have said. Diagnosing him for ADHD was an extended process which included brain scans to eliminate seizures as a possible cause of his attention issues. But after taking Concerta myself, it's ability to enhance athletic performance is hard to argue. It's an incredible tool, and one that can provide an edge in competitive environments.
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