http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/ Resources for mind and body Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-649 elle Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:28:43 +0000 http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/#comment-649 It certainly could. ADHD is not a distinct disorder, some people can have it worse than others, and some can have tendencies,etc. In other words, it's dimensional. social anxiety is the same thing. So it's just a question of which is stronger and how that person reacts when nervous. Some people shut down, others get restless and fidgety. You don't have to assume that people with ADHD are categorically different than normal people, it's only a difference of degree. It certainly could.
ADHD is not a distinct disorder, some people can have it worse than others, and some can have tendencies,etc. In other words, it’s dimensional.
social anxiety is the same thing.
So it’s just a question of which is stronger and how that person reacts when nervous. Some people shut down, others get restless and fidgety.
You don’t have to assume that people with ADHD are categorically different than normal people, it’s only a difference of degree.

]]> http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-648 ♥butterfly kisses♥ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:54:30 +0000 http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/#comment-648 NO! I have ADHD, adn when i get nervous i cant stop fidgeting and when people around me notice it, and say something about it, it gets even worse NO! I have ADHD, adn when i get nervous i cant stop fidgeting and when people around me notice it, and say something about it, it gets even worse

]]> http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Grilled Cheese Sarah Sat, 30 May 2009 08:01:24 +0000 http://blog.medical-web.net/29/can-social-anxiety-cause-adhd-people-to-stop-fidgeting-and-remain-still-in-public/#comment-647 Defiantly not! I have ADD and social anxiety. I don't stop moving...ever. Even in public where people look at me funny for fidgeting all the time. It just makes me worse because then i get nervous and feel the need to fidget more. It becomes terribly annoying to my mum and people i am around regulary. Defiantly not! I have ADD and social anxiety. I don’t stop moving…ever. Even in public where people look at me funny for fidgeting all the time. It just makes me worse because then i get nervous and feel the need to fidget more. It becomes terribly annoying to my mum and people i am around regulary.

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