Harvard psych lecturer “If a child known for his sense of humor seems ‘less funny’ on medication, it could be that the medication is properly inhibiting them. In other words, it’s not that the child is less funny; it’s that they’re more appropriately funny at the right times.”
Young adults previously diagnosed with ADHD as children reported that by finding things that better suited their personalities, their ADHD symptoms disappeared. In other words, it never was a disorder; they were in the wrong environment. Being productive helped eliminate symptoms
“Rather than trying to treat and resolve the biology, we should be focusing on building environments that improve outcomes and mental health.”
Maxine retweeted
One of the greatest evils of my 90s childhood was the sedation and casual drugging of young boys for acting like boys in a school system built for little girls.
And it’s only now that we’re finally allowed to ask questions. Decades too late.
Maxine retweeted
Was modern art a CIA psy-op?
This is what the Cold War did to American art... (thread) 🧵
moving to downtown Portland has been great for speed training. something about running for my life that really makes me much faster 👍
Maxine retweeted
one of the easiest policy wins i can imagine for the US is to reform high-skill immigration.
the fact that many of the most talented people in the world want to be here is a hard-won gift; embracing them is the key to keeping it that way.
hard to get this back if we lose it.
