Orangyfrreal t1_itoj1pv wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:44 AM

Reply to comment by BostonGeorgie12- in Study finds brain changes associated with ADHD remission. As the brains of those with ADHD mature, some individuals may repetitively engage in strategies that compensate for symptoms. These repetitive behaviors may result in the brain changes seen in those who went into remission. by Wagamaga

By what age? Genuinely curious.

Rubyhamster t1_itp0uj6 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 7:07 AM

By no age. You can "grow out of your symptoms", the symptoms being "hanging in the curtains". Growing out of having ADHD is a myth from more uneducated times

BostonGeorgie12- t1_itqhodm wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Actually studies from 2021 show about 9% do in fact outgrow out but i was way off with most people

https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/growing-out-of-adhd

Anonymous7056 t1_itqx3ud wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:26 PM

You're saying they grow out of it but posting a link that talks about controlling individual symptoms, not the condition itself...

Rubyhamster t1_itrv44t wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:02 PM

I think "outgrow" is a weird word for this? Have all the people living successfully with ADHD outgrown their ADHD? Or just found a lifestyle that fits their body and brain? And "symptoms" are almost always a negative. Or is my tendency to work really effiently with deadlines also a symtom?

Shivolry t1_itoofsg wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:36 AM

Not going to bother looking it up or verifying the information I am about to spread but I'm gonna guess 25 since that's when the brain finishes growing.