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Sep 4
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572- Why ADHD Brains Go Over-Bored

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Nicole C. Kear explores the research that explains why tedium is intolerable for people with ADHD — and how to bear boredom better.

This special episode is a feature article from the Fall 2025 issue of ADDitude magazine. To listen to the full issue — and receive new issues as they're published — subscribe now at additudemag.com/subscribe.

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