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In this episode, Joel and Antonia discuss one of the most commonly asked questions, “Is personality type related to ADHD?” by highlighting research, statistics, and numbers showing correlations between psychological types and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
| Study Breakdown |
Study Breakdown |
| ADHD | ADD |
| ENFP (17.44 %) | ENFP (23.53 %) |
| ESFP (13.95 %) | ESFJ (17.65 %) |
| ESFJ (12.79 %) | ESFP (14.71 %) |
| ISFP (9.30 %) | INFP (11.76 %) |
| INFP (6.98 %) | ISFP (11.76 %) |
| ENFJ (6.98 %) | ENFJ (8.82 %) |
| ISTP (5.81 %) | INFJ (5.88 %) |
| ISFJ (4.65 %) | ISFJ (2.94 %) |
| ESTJ (4.65 %) | INTP (2.94 %) |
| ESTP (4.65 %) | ENTJ (0.0 %) |
| INFJ (3.49 %) | INTJ (0.0 %) |
| ISTJ (3.49 %) | ESTJ (0.0 %) |
| INTP (2.33 %) | ISTJ (0.0 %) |
| ENTJ (1.16 %) | ISTP (0.0 %) |
| INTJ (1.16 %) | ESTP (0.0 %) |
| ENTP (1.16 %) | ENTP (0.0 %) |
Studies referred to in comments (added to over time):
The Relationship of Personality Style and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children
In this podcast you’ll find:
- Is there a correlation between ADHD or ADD and personality types?
- Are there enough studies for this topic?
- What the MILO database system has to offer.
- The study on the relationship between ADHD, ADD and personality type.
- What does the DSM-5 say about ADHD and ADD?
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Which types are most likely to have ADHD?
- Why are Joel and Antonia surprised by which type is highest on the list?
- The big spread Joel and Antonia’s types have from each other.
- Why did all the Introverted Feeling (xxFP) types and 2 Extroverted Feeling (xxFEJ) types land high on the list?
- Why are the NT (xNTx) types grouped together?
- What cognitive functions and David Kiersey’s type temperaments have to do with the results.
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Which types are most likely to have ADD?
- The drastic split between Feelers and Thinkers.
- Is there a divide with Sensors and Intuitives?
- Why a large group of types report 0% ADD.
- Which types correlate with the ADHD list?
- Does Extraverted Exploration (Ne – Exploration) have a role in ADHD or ADD?
- The surprise cognitive function that is most correlated with both ADHD and ADD.
- What is the other cognitive function landing high on the list?
- How the cognitive function positions in the car model matter here.
- Why IxTPs are outliers in the study.
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The effects of learning environments:
- Do some people have ADHD or ADD or just a different learning style?
- Real struggles people experience with their learning environments.
- Article by Daniel Foster on educational environments and type needs.
- What are the challenges in discovering type preferences in children?
- How can we tell if behavior is from type needs not being met vs ADHD and ADD?
- Why we need to use these findings to support children better.
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The imperative changes we need to make for types high on the list:
- Giving FPs (xxFPs) what they absolutely need.
- Allowing SPs (xSxPs) to be as they are.
- Letting Extraverted Feeling (Fe – Harmony) Dominants thrive in their way.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I’m glad if I didn’t get the call to ask for this request that there were plenty who did.
I am an ENFJ who was NOT diagnosed with ADHD as a kid, but as an adult. Because of my ability to adapt and desire to please people I could generally hide my symptoms. I got great grades and generally stayed out of trouble and was exceptionally good at charming my way out of forgotten homework issues and general mistakes. No one ever suspected.
Alternately, I have an INFP room mate who WAS diagnosed because she did not cope with society that well but who now has reason to believe she was MISdiagnosed. She has found my level of forget-fullness and zoning out in conversation or simply not remembering basic requests unfathomable. From the outside, I’m the overachiever who has it together and she’s the spacey hippy.
So this has led me to wonder in general about misdiagnosing and missing kids in general because of personal typing. It’s really hard to tell the difference between someone not functioning with society because they don’t want to and someone who generally wants to but is physically inhibited by neurodivergence. It’s fascinating. In particular, it was very difficult until I did a serious deep dive into cognitive functions to determine myself as having judging preference. I do not always have the ability to produce the structure in my own life—though I outsource it as much as possible. I LIKE things organized. I LIKE to know what’s coming and I am a rule follower. But I’ve simultaneously had to adapt to the occasional futility of my own ability to produce those things and am a touch more flexible and forgiving of disorganization than I would otherwise be. So much of my behavior is about producing an end-result while having to adapt to my deficiencies. (THERE ARE SO MANY VISUAL REMINDERS IN MY HOUSE). I don’t love being somewhat eccentric as a result, which feels alien, but sometimes it’s the best I can do.
Anyway, THANK YOU for reflecting on this issue and casting a light on the research which has been done. I certainly hope more up-to-date research is done soon particularly with better diagnosing tools beyond the specific school setting being hard on some types regardless and navigable by others in spite of not actually getting everything they need out of it.