Dispersed focus (ADHD)
Jan 19, 2025
We've seen a number of completely different and unrelated biological mechanisms that give symptoms that fit under the label of 'attention deficit disorder' (ADD/ADHD).
One of these mechanisms we termed 'shattered crystals' in our textbook Subcelllar Psychobiology Diagnosis Handbook, due to its underlying biology. Experientially, it feels like a 'dispersed focus' - in the extreme, a person with this problem finds their attention feels like it shatters into fragments when they attempt to focus, as if looking through a kalediscope. Generally, people are born with this problem, but more rarely symptoms show up later in life. This problem's severity varies among affected people (a spectrum disorder), and can also vary depending on what the person puts their attention towards. People who have this problem generally find various strategies to compensate.
Some people might find the treatment eliminates all their ADHD symptoms - others might find that this problem was not part of their issue at all. Your therapist would have to differentially diagnose you to find out if they think this treatment would significantly help you, or not.
The 'dispersed focus' treatment required specialized therapist training. Listings of therapists trained in this process will be posted in March 2025.