Traumatic Stress and ADHD Affect the Same Areas of the Brain (with Nicole Brown, M.D.)

"Children who experience traumatic stress also have difficulty concentrating and learning in school. They're also easily distracted and often don't seem to listen. They can be disorganized and show hyperactivity...These are the same symptoms that you see in children with ADHD. This overlap actually complicates ADHD assessment." - Nicole Brown, M.D.

#PTSDAwareness

[astra]

Very helpful. My adhd was not disturbing my mind until i got into a car accident at the age of 16 and getting ptsd when i sit in a vehicle. From there, my adhd just spiked and i started diving in my mental health

[levihobbs]

I'm really glad I found this video...I was certain I have ADHD but some other videos led me to search for the relationship between trauma and ADHD, and now that you've explained this, I'm realizing I may have been wrong in my assumption.

[alexforget]

Are they mistaken or are there the same thing?
It seem ADHD *is* a coping mechanism resulting of trauma