[Insigne123]

I was just turning my life around to be a refrigerator repairman at technical school when I bumped my head

[Mr Apple]

Previous research has revealed similar results in children.

That’s because it impairs attention, says Ilie — a person might not be aware of a danger in their path and wind up in an accident as a result.

This is very sad news. And I imagine that there isn't a way to reverse any of this.

[Mr Apple]

Some of the most persistent consequences of TBI include ADHD-like symptoms such as impairment in memory, lack of attention, deficits in executive skills, negative mood and impulsivity...

Very sad news.

[fireman15]

It would seem like if Traumatic Brain Injuries were a primary cause of ADHD that the incident of both should be decreasing. 50 years ago when I was a kid we were much more active than children are today. At least where I lived we spent most of our time playing hard outside.

Protecting kids from absolutely every hazard didn’t seem to be the priority that it is these days. Of course back then we were still in the middle of a baby boom and a favorite saying from my dad was, “If you kill yourself doing that, your mom and I will just make another one that looks just like you.”

My mother once told my wife how I kept riding my tricycle down the concrete steps to our front porch and landing on my big head. At that time the porch was over 6ft high. My wife asked her if she put up a child gate or something. My mom said, “No, we figured he’d learn.

I grew up with horses and we rode which ever one we could catch “bare back” most of the time. Despite being knocked unconscious several times after falling off of horses who were acting up... no one in my family ever thought about wearing a helmet while riding a horse. I don’t know if helmets for riding horses were even available. We also didn’t wear them while riding bicycles, mini-bikes, go-carts, motorcycles, or riding home on top of the hay truck.

[freebilly]

I don’t believe any of this. I got hit in the head with a shovel as a kid and had no negative effects. So there. No..., wait..., what was I saying....

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

This smells like junk science to me.
1. ADHD is a nebulous condition at best
2. ADHD sufferers here were self-identified in a telephone survey.
3. There is no mention of whether they would have self-identified as ADHD before the physical injury.

So in my view, the survey — I won’t dignify it by calling it a study— by not determining if ADHD existed before the injury, has proven that ADHD may cause lasting traumatic brain injuries.

[misanthrope]

Thanks for posting. Answers some questions.....