Dr. Kristin Carothers

Welcome back.

Welcome back.

And it's not a personality disorder. They're personality disorders, mood disorders, disorders of regulation. They are not the same thing. And I also kind of want to move away from the term disorder.

And it's not a personality disorder. They're personality disorders, mood disorders, disorders of regulation. They are not the same thing. And I also kind of want to move away from the term disorder.

Right. Your brain is wired to function differently in different settings. In some settings, the way that your brain functions is optimal. In other settings, it's suboptimal. And so rather than saying like, oh, we're disordered because we can't focus. Well, when it comes time to solve a problem and we're down to the wire, we don't have a lot of time.

Right. Your brain is wired to function differently in different settings. In some settings, the way that your brain functions is optimal. In other settings, it's suboptimal. And so rather than saying like, oh, we're disordered because we can't focus. Well, when it comes time to solve a problem and we're down to the wire, we don't have a lot of time.

Your brain is willing to think creatively to problem solve. But it can be depressing for you if you're in a setting where everybody seems to be able to go with the flow and go with the grain. And you're like, I am dying. I am miserable going along with this. This is driving me crazy and nobody gets why you're so bothered.

Your brain is willing to think creatively to problem solve. But it can be depressing for you if you're in a setting where everybody seems to be able to go with the flow and go with the grain. And you're like, I am dying. I am miserable going along with this. This is driving me crazy and nobody gets why you're so bothered.

And that's what I find happens when you finally get validated or you get the diagnosis. You know, they're like, OK, I knew I wasn't crazy. This is actually boring for me. This is not the way my brain is reinforced. This is not what I'm meant to do in life. And.

And that's what I find happens when you finally get validated or you get the diagnosis. You know, they're like, OK, I knew I wasn't crazy. This is actually boring for me. This is not the way my brain is reinforced. This is not what I'm meant to do in life. And.

The reason I say congratulations to you is because I think once people know what's going on with their brains, then they can like not just look at it from like a negative point of view, but almost like embrace it. Like, OK, so this explains it. And now that I know this, I've got to figure out how I work.

The reason I say congratulations to you is because I think once people know what's going on with their brains, then they can like not just look at it from like a negative point of view, but almost like embrace it. Like, OK, so this explains it. And now that I know this, I've got to figure out how I work.

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Yes.

Right.

Right.

Okay, so a couple of different places. ADHD used to be diagnosed, you had to have the symptoms before age six. Now we say you have to have them before age 12.

Okay, so a couple of different places. ADHD used to be diagnosed, you had to have the symptoms before age six. Now we say you have to have them before age 12.

Because the researchers said... I don't really know. But the researcher said with the new edition of like the manual that we use to diagnose, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders.

Because the researchers said... I don't really know. But the researcher said with the new edition of like the manual that we use to diagnose, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders.