ADHD and Lying: The Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fib Response

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When you understand WHY your child is lying, it changes everything.

The Fib mechanism protects its maker in a number of ways: from the feeling of having disappointed someone, such as a parent, teacher, coach, or mentor. Fibbing often follows poor academic outcomes, incomplete assignments or projects, and missed appointments or classes.: This may be caused by a desire to “buy some time” in the momentary absence of information, or information that is not acceptable to the person that is perceived as a threat.

What’s more, an individual may lie to him or herself to avoid the fear of the perceived threat of their current situation. An example of this might be delaying a complicated or unpleasant task in order to undertake something more enjoyable. Examining four key elements of executive functioning and the associated challenges faced by those with ADHD, we can understand how this self-fibbing happens easily and readily:

Weak Inhibition: The inability to stop an action — in this case, the verbal or physical communication — when under pressure for an answer.

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