ADHD traits evolved as an evolutionary survival advantage in foraging researchers speculate

[BackInTheGame78]

Interesting study showing those with ADHD traits are better finding food in the wild than their "normal" counterparts.

ADHD Traits May Have Evolved to Provide Foraging Advantages, Study Says

People with ADHD-like traits may have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to finding food in the wild.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Divorced w 3]

That’s a good point about evolution would have filtered it out at some point. My kid has adhd. A lot of the leaders in this world do also. If harnessed properly it can be considered a ‘superpower’

 

[obelisk]

This has been postulated for years on the whole Hunter/Gatherer dynamic and what ADHD traits evolved for. One of those initial classic ADHD books (title escapes me presently) discussed this in detail.

Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Mate does a really nice job of talking about ADHD traits, how they develop from infancy and some of the possible reasons they exist in the population. If they didn't have genetic benefit for survival and propagation of the species then they would have been bred out of the species by now.

 

[eli77]

I love maté!

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

ADHD is categorized through dopamine seeking, so is survival, so why this would be surprising or insightful is beyond me