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  2. Social cue - Wikipedia

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    Since people with ADHD already have trouble interpreting social cues, subtle social cues would be even more difficult for them to comprehend and interpret. [ 46 ] However, many studies have found that people with ADHD that take stimulants or prescribed medication for ADHD are better able to interpret which social cues are of the most importance.

  3. Hunter versus farmer hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The hypothesis notes that humans spent most of their evolutionary history in hunter-gatherer societies, and it argues that ADHD represents a lack of adaptation to farming societies. Hartmann first developed the idea as a mental model after his own son was diagnosed with ADHD, stating, "It's not hard science, and was never intended to be." [1]

  4. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    A request that this article title be changed to ADHD is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed. Medical condition Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Other names Formerly: Attention deficit disorder (ADD), hyperkinetic disorder (HD) ADHD arises from maldevelopment in brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia and anterior cingulate ...

  5. Cognitive disengagement syndrome - Wikipedia

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    People with classic ADHD are more likely to be rejected in these situations because of their social intrusiveness or aggressive behavior. Compared to children with CDS, they are also much more likely to show antisocial behaviours like substance abuse, oppositional-defiant disorder or conduct disorder (frequent lying, stealing, fighting etc.). [18]

  6. Management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...

  7. Functional behavior assessment - Wikipedia

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    The person may terminate an aversive stimuli (interaction, task or activity) and the behavior is more likely to be maintained. An example of social negative reinforcement would be Max complains (problem behavior) to his parents (social) when he is asked to do chores, as a result, his parents allows him to escape the task (negative reinforcement ...

  8. Behavior in Public Places - Wikipedia

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    Here he draws distinctions between several types of public gatherings ("gatherings", "situations", "social occasions") and types of audiences (acquainted versus unacquainted). One of its major premises is that face-to-face interactions embody certain rules that follow a certain logic regardless of the occasions in which they occur. [ 2 ]

  9. Communal work - Wikipedia

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    Communal work is a gathering for mutually accomplishing a task or for communal fundraising. Communal work provided manual labour to others, especially for major projects such as barn raising, "bees" of various kinds (see § Bee below), log rolling, and subbotniks. Different words have been used to describe such gatherings.