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It could be an aspect of undiagnosed or unmedicated ADHD. ADHA applies more broadly than just states of focus and includes social conditions that when the ADHD

It could be an aspect of undiagnosed or unmedicated ADHD. ADHA applies more broadly than just states of focus and includes social conditions that when the ADHD is advanced can mimic behaviors commonly thought of autistic. One of those impaired social behaviors can include empathy development. Please note this does not apply to most cases of ADHD and seems to apply in cases that are more pronounced. One key indicator of whether impaired empathy is the result of ADHD is that everything tends to be communicated as either starting from or directly referring to the person forming the communication almost as if narcissistic, but not necessarily with a selfishness intent.

jvanderbot 3y ago
[Engineer/HN stereotype implies un-diagnosed ADHD] has become an engineer/HN stereotype. I personally think people can make empathy mistakes without having a permanent neurological disorder.
sph 3y ago
> ADHD is advanced can mimic behaviors commonly thought of autistic Please stop and go educate yourself. ADHD is at times co-morbid with autism, but they are not the same thing, have different neurological causes, symptoms and treatments. Sincerely, a diagnosed ADHD, non-autistic person that self-identifies as an empath (i.e. the opposite of a psychopath. I can read body language and empathise with people better than most. It's not always as fun as one might think.) A common misconception is that empathy means love and compassion for everybody. No. It just means being able to easily put yourself in other people's shoes and feel their mental states. Empathy alone doesn't turn you into Mother Theresa.
- austin-cheney 3y ago
  I never claimed they were the same. I have been recently educated on this matter through numerous visits to psychologists/diagnostics in support of a family member. I promise it’s a better authoritative source than YouTube or amateur bloggers.
  - sph 3y ago
    Are you claiming to know more than someone with the actual disorder because of secondhand discussions, and that also gives you the power to diagnose strangers over the Internet? Bloody hell the gall of some people.
    - austin-cheney 3y ago
      It appears so.

jvanderbot 3y ago

[Engineer/HN stereotype implies un-diagnosed ADHD] has become an engineer/HN stereotype. I personally think people can make empathy mistakes without having a permanent neurological disorder.

sph 3y ago

> ADHD is advanced can mimic behaviors commonly thought of autistic Please stop and go educate yourself. ADHD is at times co-morbid with autism, but they are not the same thing, have different neurological causes, symptoms and treatments. Sincerely, a diagnosed ADHD, non-autistic person that self-identifies as an empath (i.e. the opposite of a psychopath. I can read body language and empathise with people better than most. It's not always as fun as one might think.) A common misconception is that empathy means love and compassion for everybody. No. It just means being able to easily put yourself in other people's shoes and feel their mental states. Empathy alone doesn't turn you into Mother Theresa.

austin-cheney 3y ago
I never claimed they were the same. I have been recently educated on this matter through numerous visits to psychologists/diagnostics in support of a family member. I promise it’s a better authoritative source than YouTube or amateur bloggers.
- sph 3y ago
  Are you claiming to know more than someone with the actual disorder because of secondhand discussions, and that also gives you the power to diagnose strangers over the Internet? Bloody hell the gall of some people.
  - austin-cheney 3y ago
    It appears so.