> It seems incorrect to refer to this as "brain damage"?
Some people have car crashes or other traumatic head injuries and receive an ADHD diagnosis after the event, so it is usually from childhood but sometimes from brain damage.
Some people have car crashes or other traumatic head injuries and receive an ADHD diagnosis after the event, so it is usually from childhood but sometimes from brain damage.
Interesting. I don't know enough to have an opinion on how prevalent this is, but I have read that people with ADHD have a higher risk of being involved in a car crash in the first place, so there is an interesting causation/correlation discussion to be had there!
Eg:
A new study reports that the risk of being involved in car crashes increases for those diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study looked specifically at the rate of car crashes by adulthood, which was 1.45 times higher in those with a childhood history of ADHD compared to adults with no ADHD.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200818142135.h...