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As someone with ADHD, I immediately close any website that uses infinite scroll. I will become insanely focused on that site to the point that I tune out the ou
by dabockster 8y ago
As someone with ADHD, I immediately close any website that uses infinite scroll. I will become insanely focused on that site to the point that I tune out the outside world. What begins as "oh, I'll just look at this one article" turns into at least a half hour of wasted time before I'll be able to break out of it.
- incompatible 8y agoAs someone with a pedantic side, I'd say nothing in real-world computing is infinite. Every web page ends eventually, even if it's only when your browser runs out of memory.
- SZJX 8y agoIs that actually a typical ADHD symptom though? I thought ADHD means not being able to concentrate for a sustained period of time, instead of being able to become insanely focused.
- Qwertystop 8y agoIt's more complicated than that, I think. Roughly, it's an inability to choose what to concentrate on? An executive dysfunction thing. Though it will vary per-person, as well, so that might not go for everyone.
- dabockster 8y agoMy variant is called "combined subtype". It essentially means that while I do distract very easily, I also can become insanely focused on the task with the least path of mental resistance. For example, I am writing this comment when I intended to only read the top stories on HN. I just realized that I was distracted from my original task and that I have spent five minutes describing ADHD. Phew! Anyways, the CDC article[1] is really good about the symptoms of all three types. Pay attention to the DSM-5 spec if you decide to research further. The old DSM-4 spec from the early 1990s is still quoted sometimes even though it's horribly out of date. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html