Many think that people with ADHD can’t focus on anything at all.
But you can actually focus more intently than most, when something is interesting enough.
But you can actually focus more intently than most, when something is interesting enough.
In this intense focus, called hyperfocus, you can maintain an intense focus on a single thing for hours and hours.
You lose all sense of time and ignore bodily functions like hunger and thirst.
You lose all sense of time and ignore bodily functions like hunger and thirst.
When directed at a positive activity, you can be far more productive than most while hyperfocused.
But the reverse is also true.
Hours may pass with nothing to show for it but reorganized collections or sorted crafts.
But the reverse is also true.
Hours may pass with nothing to show for it but reorganized collections or sorted crafts.
Neurotypicals observe your hyperfocus and think it proves that "you can focus if you try" which is wrong.
They may mistakenly think you are just lazy, selfish, or defiant and choosing not to focus on things that are important.
They may mistakenly think you are just lazy, selfish, or defiant and choosing not to focus on things that are important.
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