(Oops. I'd meant to post this first but got distracted -- look, a squirrel! -- when I found that related article with both information and English. This will get longer but I have to start it now before the library closes. EDIT: Er, life and illness attacking. Really, I will do this.)Increasing orthostatic stress impairs neurocognitive functioning ( Read more... )

Now this is interesting. I have pretty substantial memory and concentration problems due to having ME, and also have Auditory Processing Disorder which means that I have trouble taking things in by ear. For example, I get lost in conversations easily, and if someone reads out material that is dense in information, such as a newspaper article, my ( Read more... )

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hello, just wondering what people here do about their attention spans, particularly whether you let people know about the problem or not (though if you have any tips on how to extend attention spans that would be great ( Read more... )

Seeing as my low levels of concentration are my main issue at the moment, I have come up with a system to record my concentration. Because it always varies after meals, there will be three different periods in my day: Breakfast - Lunch, Lunch - Tea and Tea - Bed time. I can record my levels of concentration in these time periods, in hope that when ( Read more... )

so, today i had my first experience with a neurologist. my doctor sent me because she was concerned about the brain fog related problems found (well verified really, i knew they were happening, i just didn't know how bad) in my neuro-psychologists testing.

( as always, i get a bit wordy... )