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One of the most fascinating things about ADHD stimulant medications is that when normal people take them, they become, as you would expect, highly stimulated, over-excited and "wired".
But paradoxically, when someone with ADHD takes the same stimulant, it actually calms their mind down. This calming effect must be a very pleasant sensation for someone with ADHD, because having the "wired" over-excited mind of ADHD is not conducive to much productive activity (and certainly very bad for learning).
People think that stimulants help ADHD kids to study by focusing their mind like a strong coffee would; but in fact it is the opposite: stimulants calm down and relax the ADHD mind so that the children can then absorb info.
But paradoxically, when someone with ADHD takes the same stimulant, it actually calms their mind down. This calming effect must be a very pleasant sensation for someone with ADHD, because having the "wired" over-excited mind of ADHD is not conducive to much productive activity (and certainly very bad for learning).
People think that stimulants help ADHD kids to study by focusing their mind like a strong coffee would; but in fact it is the opposite: stimulants calm down and relax the ADHD mind so that the children can then absorb info.
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