It Was Never Really About Attention

I've never loved the name. Attention-deficit.  It seems to imply we're running on an empty tank. Anyone who has lost four hours to an octopus-cognition rabbit hole knows we don't run out of attention. It just doesn't always show up for the things we're supposed to care about.

Now the science is catching up. Last month, an article in the New York Times asked whether "attention deficit" is even the right way to think about ADHD. I may have done a small happy dance in my kitchen.