<p>There are individual differences but many studies suggest a correlation between deficiencies in the frontal lobe and endowing ADHD. The frontal lobe consists of PFC (there are also studies suggesting that self-representation can be handled in the MPFC and dlPFC which could explain your hypothesis, <a href="https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(06)00212-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627306002121%3Fshowall%3Dtrue" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>!, OFC (<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027826260300277X" rel="nofollow noreferrer">threatened social responses</a>,) and ACC (<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053811904003234" rel="nofollow noreferrer">which handles with switching attention between tasks.</a>)</p>
<p>You can read more about it here:
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/13582990/Frontal_lobe_functions_in_attention_deficit_disorder_with_and_without_hyperactivity_A_review_and_research_report" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.academia.edu/13582990/Frontal_lobe_functions_in_attention_deficit_disorder_with_and_without_hyperactivity_A_review_and_research_report</a></p>
<p>Also, here is a study on rats where HI rats are more egocentric.</p>
<p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11055-020-01018-6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11055-020-01018-6</a></p>

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<p>I have noticed a man I know well whom I strongly suspect suffers from ADHD turning discussion about his activities too often. He can discuss in detail what he did during the day and why, even when that is of limited interest to his audience.</p>
<p>I can find a commercial website <a href="https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-listening-problems/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">suggesting</a> that ADHD causes one to excessively talk about oneself, and considerable <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adhdwomen/comments/hgw4sv/talking_too_much_about_yourself/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">anecdotal evidence</a>, but nothing authoritative.</p>
<p>Is there strong evidence that <strong>ADHD causes excessive self-centered talk?</strong></p>

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Is self-centered talk an ADHD symptom?
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# Is self-centered talk an ADHD symptom?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-16)

I have noticed a man I know well whom I strongly suspect suffers from ADHD turning discussion about his activities too often. He can discuss in detail what he did during the day and why, even when that is of limited interest to his audience.

I can find a commercial website [suggesting](https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-listening-problems/) that ADHD causes one to excessively talk about oneself, and considerable [anecdotal evidence](https://www.reddit.com/r/adhdwomen/comments/hgw4sv/talking_too_much_about_yourself/), but nothing authoritative.

Is there strong evidence that **ADHD causes excessive self-centered talk?**

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### Answer by username_1 on 2023-05-11. Score: 1

There are individual differences but many studies suggest a correlation between deficiencies in the frontal lobe and endowing ADHD. The frontal lobe consists of PFC (there are also studies suggesting that self-representation can be handled in the MPFC and dlPFC which could explain your hypothesis, [here](https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(06)00212-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627306002121%3Fshowall%3Dtrue)!, OFC ([threatened social responses](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027826260300277X),) and ACC ([which handles with switching attention between tasks.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053811904003234))

You can read more about it here:
<https://www.academia.edu/13582990/Frontal_lobe_functions_in_attention_deficit_disorder_with_and_without_hyperactivity_A_review_and_research_report>

Also, here is a study on rats where HI rats are more egocentric.

<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11055-020-01018-6>


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