• CbtB@lemmynsfw.com
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    8 months ago

    I’m pretty sure this is how it is for neurotypical folk too.

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      8 months ago

      I would love if the neurodivergent communities were able to aggregate their comic posts, cross reference them by trait, then create a survey for a bunch of people to take.

      I wanna actually see what percentage of Neurotypical/formally diagnosed/self identifying people of different common neurodivergent groups identify with said comics.

      I hope someone hops in and tells me that this is totally a thing already.

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      8 months ago

      Agreed, I worked a job with a ton of moving parts to figure out, with constant changes, and distractions every 30 seconds to 5 minutes. This is exactly what happens to everyone starting that position until you really get good at jumping back into where you were interrupted.

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      8 months ago

      I’m not sure, my NT friend has no issues. They find it annoying, but not extremely distracting.

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        8 months ago

        Sounds like your friend is gifted. Being able to hold onto a focused logic stack like that through an interruption is very special.

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    8 months ago

    Sometimes it feels like this but often I’ll just put on a face and pretend to be listening but really I’m still halfway focusing on the problem I’m solving. I rarely really hear what people say to me when I’m like that. Just nod and smile ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      8 months ago

      I do this, but when I hear that upward inflection I have to scramble. What where they saying? Better say something generic like “mmmyeah”.

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    8 months ago

    Great, now I have to restart the entire process. Make sure to interrupt me again ten minutes later when I’m finally back in the zone.

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    8 months ago

    This is why I’ve learned to write at least some of the solution I’m considering while I’m thinking about it to make it easier to recall if I lose track, but I do revert to keeping it in my head when I get too lazy to type.