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I'm concluding that I might have ADHD. The major challenge for me is my attention gets "hung" in a way that I don't fully control. Sometimes it can get hung on
by SkyPuncher 3y ago
I'm concluding that I might have ADHD.
The major challenge for me is my attention gets "hung" in a way that I don't fully control. Sometimes it can get hung on a work topic, in which case I absolutely crush the project/feature etc. Other times, it gets hung on something it shouldn't and I can't be productive to save my life.
It also seems to come into play right at the end of a major project. It's very hard to wrap up the little details when I'm mentally ready to move onto the next thing.
- hirvi74 3y agoADHD != a lack of attention. It's a lack of control of one's attention. What you are experiencing mirrors my ADHD symptoms. I can't even read a page of a novel without getting slightly distracted, having to re-read sentences, etc. but I can program for 6+ hours straight. When the hyperfocus kicks in, then it's really hard to break away/distract myself. I'll forgo standing up, eating, etc. because I'm in the "zone" and I can't make myself break away until it's damn near unbearable.
- pxc 3y agoIncidentally, that feature of ADHD (hung attention) is the one that stimulant medication doesn't help with (and is in fact likely to actively exacerbate). That's something you have to address in other (harder) ways. And yeah, everything you describe is characteristic of ADHD. :)