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  • I had a prior diagnosis and both they and I knew it. ADHD meds didn’t help me as much as I’d hoped so the scan was looking for anything else. They said I had OCD tendencies and that might have contributed to the meds not helping (in some cases they made things worse). The scan didn’t include the standard ADHD test (it was DSM-4 at the time, I’m 32), but they did do 2 scans: one as a control and another after I did an attention-specific puzzle/challenge (think n-back type stuff). They compared the results and showed one spot where I had less blood flow after the focus challenge.










  • I had a SPECT scan done once at an Amen clinic.

    Didn’t really help anything besides give cool pictures of my brain. Turns out my brain is the only hyperactive part of me (SPECT shows bloodflow in the brain and mine was way more active than most). It was neat I guess, but I already had been diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type, so it ended up just being expensive and not really helpful. My mom was happy about it though, so there’s that.

    I wouldn’t recommend it. They need to inject you with a radioactive isotope for your blood to show up in the scans. Supposedly it’s not much worse than a couple of X-rays, but still.



  • So first of all, you shouldn’t involve yourself in your friend’s business. Fraud is generally frowned upon.

    But secondly, you know that ChatGPT was trained on the entire internet, right? Like, every book. I don’t think “more books” is gonna help.

    I hope you take your computer skills and make something of yourself. Try not to get any more involved in this scheme, seriously. You don’t need this crap marring your reputation.

    Besides, there are better reasons/ways to fight the system than helping other people avoid learning.