The claim that belongings serve as external memory for adults with ADHD
A post claims adults with ADHD use physical objects as external memory storage at far higher rates than other adults.
TLDR
A post claims scientists have confirmed that adults with ADHD use physical objects as external memory storage at far higher rates than other adults. It describes shirts and books as holding memories, and claims donating an item removes “a piece of working memory” the brain was relying on.
The claim that belongings serve as external memory for adults with ADHD
A post claims adults with ADHD use physical objects as external memory storage at far higher rates than other adults.
TLDR
A post claims scientists have confirmed that adults with ADHD use physical objects as external memory storage at far higher rates than other adults. It describes shirts and books as holding memories, and claims donating an item removes “a piece of working memory” the brain was relying on.