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ADHD is a blessing and a curse. Anything you don't enjoy doing becomes very difficult, and it takes a lot of conscious effort to turn doing those things into ha
by skupig 3y ago
ADHD is a blessing and a curse. Anything you don't enjoy doing becomes very difficult, and it takes a lot of conscious effort to turn doing those things into habits so they'll stick.
However, people often ignore that there is an equal and opposite side to that coin, and people with ADHD can hyperfocus to an absurd degree on tasks they enjoy. An internet connection and a desire to learn something is a powerful combination for someone who can shut out everything else in the world for several hours at a time.
If you have a job you enjoy, ADHD is usually a boon. Unfortunately, high school is mostly stuff that falls into the "very difficult" category.
- notRobot 3y agoThis absolutely holds true for my experiences with ADHD. If I enjoy my work I can hyperfocus and be really good at it, if I don't enjoy it then it's nearly impossible for me to get it done.
- spidersenses 3y ago>However, people often ignore that there is an equal and opposite side to that coin, and people with ADHD can hyperfocus to an absurd degree on tasks they enjoy. An internet connection and a desire to learn something is a powerful combination for someone who can shut out everything else in the world for several hours at a time. My personal experience is that I simply can't direct that hyperfocus. While I tend to hyperfocus on things that my brain considers "fun", the object of obsession is changing frequently (today it's some programming language, next week it's something totally unrelated like lets say hypnosis). Never enough time to build a foundation in that field/topic. For me, the ADHD is debilitating, and not some type "superpower", as I've read numerous times.