sluggish cognitive tempo
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) is a condition that has been associated with ADHD, without the hyperactivity. It however, exhibits different symptoms. Here, we try and understand all about this condition.
- Lack of Focus:Children with SCT are likely to have issues with academics, due to their inability to focus for long periods on verbal information. They are likely to face trouble retrieving verbal information from their memory, though they may be better off with visual or spatial information.
- Sluggish Demeanor:While those with ADHD are hyperactive and distracted, those with SCT are more sluggish (as the name suggests) and slow. They take longer to understand and process information, and are in what appears to be a dream-like state.
- Lack of Motivation:Individuals with SCT seem to be lacking the motivation to perform basic tasks and activities, which is why they are found continually seeking those kinds of activities that will arouse them mentally. This behavior pattern is likely to be erratic, and they may also show highs and lows in their thought process and their daily activities. More often than not, however, those with SCT are passive individuals who lack the drive to perform different tasks, and may also suffer from mood swings.
- Social Withdrawal and Depression:Those with SCT are also more prone to the development of depression and social dysfunction due to their introvert nature. They are socially withdrawn individuals who are perceived as aloof and disinterested by those around them.
- Low Comprehension Abilities:Individuals suffering from SCT are also likely to have trouble with calculations, difficulty understanding abstract concepts and abstract reasoning, and with reading. Due to their behavior patterns, they are known to be disorganized and prone to losing their things easily.
- Forgetfulness:Because of their inability to it those with SCT are likely to be very forgetful, irrespective of the importance of a particular item or event.