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Getting a diagnosis

The Neurodivergent Woman

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The Differences in Dopamine Production in ADHD

People who are neurotypical actually get a little kick of dopamine just in anticipation of a future award. People who have ADHD only get a dopamine kick when the actual reward is taking place. So that kind of delayed gratification is really difficult because there's nothing neurochemically cushioning, you know, doing the hard thing.

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