ADHD is often described as “getting distracted easily,” but in practice, some of the strongest drivers of behaviour are avoidance of boredom and low stimulation. For some people, boredom isn’t neutral. It feels restless, irritating or even stressful. The brain actively pushes away from it. As a psychologist, I see how this gets misread as impatience, inconsistency or lack of persistence. In reality, the system is searching for stimulation because low input states are hard to tolerate. That’s why

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