Re:How to Be Indistractable
by fasteo on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:09AM
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>>> Just because you sometimes code for 12 hours straight
Precisely because you can code 12 hours non-stop, you chances to have undiagnosed ADHD are actually higher.
"Attention Deficit isn't an inability to focus, it's an inability to exert executive control over focus". This is the best ADHD description I have read. Of course, here in HN[1]
Re:How to Be Indistractable
by Tarq0n on Thursday September 03, 2020 @11:36AM
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Note that executive functioning disorders can also point to autism spectrum disorders. Under the DSM4 it was actually discouraged to diagnose co-morbid ADHD with ASD.
Precisely because you can code 12 hours non-stop, you chances to have undiagnosed ADHD are actually higher.
"Attention Deficit isn't an inability to focus, it's an inability to exert executive control over focus". This is the best ADHD description I have read. Of course, here in HN[1]
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22135054