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197 Understanding Executive Functions - Inhibition

I Have ADHD Podcast

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ADHD - Inhibition and Impulsivity

Inhibition involves controlling our automatic urges by pausing and then using attention and reasoning to respond appropriately. Adults with ADHD are extremely impulsive because they don't have the skill of inhibition. All executive functions can be trained and improved, all of them. Remember, your brain isleable. We call that neuroplasticity. There are changes that can be made without effort, but there are changes that must be made.

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