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Autism and ADHD are a (deep) habit of the attention. A habit of moving the attention in a way that is possibly unhealthy, unuseful and probably discordant to w
by analog8374 6mo ago
Autism and ADHD are a (deep) habit of the attention.
A habit of moving the attention in a way that is possibly unhealthy, unuseful and probably discordant to what's common and normal.
One solution is to change that habit with drugs or therapy.
Another solution is to gain a greater understanding of your attention. Thus gaining a new freedom to move your attention in whatever way, rather than suffering the governance of habit.
The meditation people (Buddhists etc) study attention. They have some impressive methods and such. It's worth looking.
- IncreasePosts 6mo agoWhat do meditation people do with their great powers of attention? Besides for naval gazing of course.
- analog8374 6mo agoThey study it, thus gaining a better understanding of it. They become more familiar with it, thus replacing habit with intelligence. This leads to increased power and freedom, among other things.
- estimator7292 6mo agoYou should study autism and the people around you instead of your own navel. Clearly you don't at all understand what it is to be autistic or ADHD. Have you ever tried talking to an autistic person?
- analog8374 6mo agoas a matter of fact I have
- DANmode 6mo agoWhat do all the jungle civilizations and any possible intelligent extraterrestrial life do? Stay away from us to their own benefit, of course.
- asveikau 6mo agoI think it can help you relax. A lot of meditation involves focus on breathing, can keep your heart rate down, etc., and I think that may be good for general health. But I don't think it should be confounded with medical advice or treated as causal to neurodiversity or called mandatory. Probably why that person is getting downvoted.
- nemo1618 6mo agoSufficiently-developed concentration gives you access to the jhanas, which are extremely blissful states of consciousness. Having reliable access to high valence reduces your need to seek pleasure in less wholesome things (drugs, food, twitter, etc.) Sufficiently-developed attention gives you insight into how your brain is constructing what you perceive as reality, leading to a reduction in ego, permanent reduction in baseline suffering, and a pervading sense of unity with the rest of the universe.
- saulpw 6mo agoInsight under concentration is a mechanism for durable neural rewiring. Ever notice how some people don't get 'stuck' in their negative habits and brain loops? Like they can just let them go. If they get feedback from the world they can take it seriously and act on it, instead of digging in their heels and getting resentful. Being able to do this reliably and under stress in the wide variety of life circumstances, and getting closer and closer to doing it in real-time, is the goal.
- grzracz 6mo agoCalling autism and ADHD "habits of attention" severely understates what's going on. These are neurodevelopmental conditions with substantial genetic and neurobiological components, not patterns someone can think their way out of. That framing has done real damage to people who delayed treatment because they believed they just needed more discipline or insight. Meditation can be a useful complement for some people, but it's not an alternative to addressing the underlying neurochemistry. By saying so you are hurting real people with real problems.
- analog8374 6mo agoI don't think it understates it. I think that reality is basically made of habit. Habit is a bigger deal than you think.
- bigbuppo 6mo agoHabit is just cognitive behavioral therapy.
- rigrassm 6mo ago> I think that reality is basically made of habit. This statement is not self explanatory and reeks of performative profoundness, care to elaborate? > Habit is a bigger deal than you think. Feels like we're just adding the element of mystery to the profoundness to imply you have a deeper understanding than someone else in an attempt to get out of defending your position. I hope not, I genuinely would rather find out you do actually have the answer to all my issues!
- lazyasciiart 6mo agoOk now explain why some toddlers have such extreme “habits of attention” that they can’t interact with other people safely, and how meditation will help them.
- analog8374 6mo agoThe benefits would be the same. As for the actual method of meditation, for a toddler? Well that's tricky. I imagine that you'd have to turn it into a toy or a game. Interesting question.