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ADHD — understanding and living with

ADHD describes a particular configuration of attention — one that moves quickly toward novelty, resists sustained focus on low-stimulation tasks, and carries executive function challenges rooted in neurological difference. The Sutras' analysis of dhāraṇā (concentration) and vikṣipta (scattered mind) offers a precise vocabulary for understanding what ADHD feels like from the inside. Working with this mind requires designing environments that match its actual structure, not demanding it perform as something it is not.

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