Do you find it validating or insulting that a new theory suggests ADHD traits, such as impulsivity and distractibility, provided an evolutionary advantage to early humans when foraging for food? We asked ADDitude readers this question and received a wide variety of responses.
ADHD traits such as distractibility and impulsivity may have benefited our ancestors as they foraged for food, and they continue to play a crucial role in how people with ADHD adapt and survive, suggests new research published in the journalresearchers recruited 457 study participants to play an online virtual berry-picking game. The goal was to collect as many berries as possible within eight minutes by hovering their cursor over bushes.
“We speculate that ADHD serves as an adaptive specialization for foraging, thus explaining its widespread prevalence and continued persistence in the human population,” the researchers said. “This tendency to explore while foraging might extend to other behaviors such as cycling more frequently between information sources in the classroom or sources of stimulation in the home environment.”
“As an end-of-career psychotherapist, I got so excited when I read this research. There is power in understanding that we did indeed belong in the human circle.”
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