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Re:'Time Cells' Discovered in Human Brains by forgotmypw17 on Friday October 30, 2020 @01:57PM (#24945025)
Don't let society dictate how your brain should function.

You are fine and valid the way you are, and don't let anyone call you a disorder.

Re:'Time Cells' Discovered in Human Brains by ekanes on Friday October 30, 2020 @02:03PM (#24945084)
ADHD and Autism are "spectrum" disorders. Meaning that in a sense, we ALL have them to varying degrees, on a spectrum. (For example, we can all be distractable..)

The definition of a disorder is that it's interfering with your life. So, if it's not bothering you, ALL GOOD. :) You don't have a disorder.

I appreciate that you're well-intentioned. And of course if someone is happy exactly as they are, that's awesomesauce!

But to the degree someone expresses that they struggle with something, and they might benefit from learning more or exploring options, it's not wrong to gently and respectfully encourage them to explore learning/options.

It doesn't mean someone is "calling them" something.

Re:'Time Cells' Discovered in Human Brains by eloisius on Friday October 30, 2020 @02:15PM (#24945246)
Yeah, that's the narrative I fed myself since I was a teenager, and I had plenty of validation for it from family members that loved me. I was just "too smart" to sit in class bored all day or whatever. I'm trying to question that narrative. The burst of focus and creativity might be great, but I wonder if the sibling commenter is right that I could be missing out on vast, untapped potential and I might not lose the upside. I don't know.
Re:'Time Cells' Discovered in Human Brains by forgotmypw17 on Friday October 30, 2020 @03:14PM (#24945786)
> I was just "too smart" to sit in class bored all day or whatever.

Yes, you WERE too smart to be forced to sit around and learn at a pace that was way too slow for you.

Imagine how much you could have learned if you were progressing at your own pace (let's say top 10%) rather than school curriculum pace (let's say tuned for 90% of students to keep up)

Think about how much more successful you could have been in programming if you had learned calculus by 8th grade, a task I'd say at least half our U.S population is capable of.

Instead, you are forced to put up with the same spoonfeeding as everyone else, and if you don't like it, you have a disorder?

You were rightfully frustrated and upset at this waste of your time. Not to mention how unnatural and unhealthy it is to sit in place for hours at a time.

It's not a disorder, it's a natural response to reality.

Re:'Time Cells' Discovered in Human Brains by eloisius on Friday October 30, 2020 @03:45PM (#24946144)
> if you had learned calculus by 8th grade

Joke's on you. I still haven't learned calculus.