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Vivre avec le TDAH

L'Atelier Galita • 179 implied HN points • 18 Oct 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. People with ADHD often face misunderstandings because their traits can seem normal to others. This leads to misconceptions like being labeled as lazy instead of recognizing the neurodivergence.
  2. ADHD can significantly impact a person's life, including higher risks for issues like addiction, job loss, and relationship problems. These challenges are often tied to how society views productivity.
  3. While treating ADHD can lead to positive changes in life, it does not change who a person is. Many people with ADHD also have unique strengths, like creativity and the ability to hyperfocus on topics they love.

Comment TRADUIRE le TDAH ?

L'Atelier Galita • 139 implied HN points • 16 Oct 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. ADHD can show up in different ways, like trouble focusing or being hyperactive. It's important to understand these traits to recognize and discuss ADHD better.
  2. People with ADHD may struggle with things like organization and time management. Their brains work differently, leading to challenges in focusing on tasks unless there’s something interesting or urgent about them.
  3. Emotional regulation can be tough for someone with ADHD. They might react strongly to feelings of rejection or anger, even if it seems delayed, which can be confusing for others.

Dix traits du TDAH

L'Atelier Galita • 59 implied HN points • 20 Oct 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. The book 'Dirty Laundry' explores the dynamic between a person with ADHD and their partner who does not have it. It shows how their different brain types affect their relationship.
  2. The author points out that the neurotypical partner often misunderstands ADHD traits and compares them to their own experiences. This highlights the challenges in understanding each other's perspectives.
  3. It's interesting to note that some behaviors the neurotypical partner attributes to being typical, could actually show characteristics of autism, demonstrating the complexity of neurodiversity.

Personality or Pathology

Polymathic Being • 37 implied HN points • 15 Feb 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. Personality traits are real, measurable, and partly inherited, so tools like MBTI or the Big Five can help meaningfully describe how people tend to think and act.
  2. If we throw out personality frameworks, normal differences can get pathologized as disorders, while real personality disorders may be missed or hidden.
  3. Personality tests are imperfect stereotypes but useful when used carefully; they help match people to roles and prevent forcing everyone into the same behavioral box.
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How Are You Crazy?

What's Important? • 36 implied HN points • 18 Jan 26
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. Understand your partner's cognitive strengths and their matching weaknesses — a trait that feels like a superpower in one setting can be a curse at home, and recognising that breeds compassion.
  2. Speak about feelings instead of blaming — saying how something makes you feel (not what they did wrong) lowers arguments and invites cooperative problem-solving.
  3. Invest in self-awareness and couples work — therapy and deliberate inner growth build resilience and help marriages survive big crises.

When You Finally See Yourself Clearly

The Reclamation Era • 159 implied HN points • 26 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. Understanding ADHD can lead to a big sense of clarity about oneself. Realizing how it affects life helps to make sense of past struggles.
  2. Being open about one's experiences with ADHD can feel overwhelming but is often met with appreciation from others. It’s important to share personal truths without worrying too much about others' opinions.
  3. Learning to embrace neurodiversity helps create more self-compassion. With better tools and understanding, it’s easier to live life fully and acknowledge one's unique thought patterns.

The Battle of Phoebe & Monica in My Head

The Reclamation Era • 99 implied HN points • 01 Apr 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. Understanding your brain's two modes, creative and task-focused, can help manage ADHD better. It's like needing both the fun and relaxed side and the organized side to get things done.
  2. Being aware of how much time is spent in a relaxed, creative state can help push you into more productive tasks. It’s important to find a balance between daydreaming and doing chores.
  3. Teaching or engaging in hands-on activities can ground you and pull you back into focus when you find yourself lost in thoughts. This balance keeps both parts of your brain working well together.

Who has an inner voice?

sebjenseb • 196 implied HN points • 09 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. Inner voice strength is related to neurodivergence like alternative sexualities or mental illnesses.
  2. There is a linear relationship between inner voice strength and outcome variables.
  3. Various factors like gender, mental illness, anxiety, and more are significantly associated with inner voice strength.

From Challenges to Opportunities: Insights into the Neurodiverse Experience in UX

UX Psychology • 99 implied HN points • 24 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Neurodiversity
  1. Neurodiversity refers to a natural variation in how people think, perceive, and learn, and includes conditions like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia.
  2. Neurodivergent individuals can struggle with employment due to sensory sensitivity, social difficulties, and executive functioning challenges, but with the right support, they can thrive professionally and bring unique value.
  3. In the field of UX, neurodiverse perspectives can offer diverse skills and innovation, but individual assessment and customized support are crucial for success as each person's strengths and challenges vary.

Great Expectations II: Indigo Loser

Deprogram • 78 implied HN points • 24 Jun 23
🚌 Education Neurodiversity
  1. Indigo children are gifted souls driven to awaken humanity with spiritual and psychic abilities.
  2. Homeschooling movement arose as a response to issues in the public education system.
  3. Parents in the homeschooling movement might put excessive pressure on their children and may have varied motives beyond academic concerns.

The opposite of school

Thoughts on Writing • 419 implied HN points • 07 Oct 21
🚌 Education Neurodiversity
  1. The family chose 'unschooling' as a way for their child to follow his interests and instincts, rather than sticking to traditional schooling.
  2. The decision to unschool was influenced by their child's diagnosis of autism, which made the school system challenging for him.
  3. Reading a book on self-directed education played a significant role in convincing the family that unschooling was a hopeful alternative to traditional schooling.

A UXer's guide to neurodiversity

UX Psychology • 158 implied HN points • 13 May 22
🕹 Technology Neurodiversity
  1. Neurodiversity encompasses a wide range of neurological variations in the human population, emphasizing the positive aspects and uniqueness of different thinking styles and cognitive functions.
  2. When designing for neurodiversity, consider factors like font choice, error prevention, clear copywriting, sensory issues, and consistency in design to create inclusive user experiences.
  3. In the workplace, it's important to foster understanding and flexibility to support neurodiverse individuals, from adjusting hiring practices to creating accommodating work environments and providing education and resources.

Autism and the critic in me

The Author Is Dumb • 1 implied HN point • 11 Jan 26
🎭️ Culture Neurodiversity
  1. Discovering ADHD and autism can explain why someone might not emotionally connect with movie characters, so they legitimately experience films differently than most people.
  2. A critic often watches a film as a 'hyperobject'—seeing the filmmaker’s body of work, historical and social context, and technical choices all at once—which gives a broad, analytical perspective.
  3. That analytical distance is a strength, so the plan is to lean into long-form film criticism and focus the newsletter on reviews and essays, while still doing occasional fiction and other projects.

The Spellers Panel

Charles Eisenstein • 1 implied HN point • 16 Dec 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. Non-verbal autistic people can communicate by pointing to letters on a board and spelling out words one letter at a time.
  2. This way of communicating is slow and requires deep patience and focused listening, with answers sometimes taking up to a minute and long pauses filling the room.
  3. Some of these communicators are reported to have other unusual abilities like telepathy, which is controversial, but regardless they demonstrate remarkable and unexpected capacities.

What explains the outsized success of autistic applicants to college

Penelope Trunk's Substack • 2 HN points • 25 Apr 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Neurodiversity
  1. OCD can lead to inventive success, offering fulfillment through consistency and trial-and-error problem solving.
  2. ADHD can result in hyperfocus on interesting topics, which is valued by top colleges seeking specialist applicants.
  3. Dyslexia can lead to information-driven learning style, allowing autistic individuals to excel in academia by quickly grasping and utilizing information to share ideas.

Will LLMs be Good for Autists?

a newsletter for infovores. • 37 implied HN points • 14 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Neurodiversity
  1. LLMs can be beneficial for individuals on the autism spectrum by providing a more comfortable way of socializing.
  2. ADHD and autism may not be entirely distinct, with ADHD individuals often being smart but struggling in traditional learning environments.
  3. Tools like ChatGPT can empower individuals on the autism spectrum by improving learning control, mentorship opportunities, and entrepreneurial paths.

Gender Ideology, Neurodiversity, and Alternative Schooling

Journal of Free Black Thought • 27 implied HN points • 04 Aug 23
🚌 Education Neurodiversity
  1. California's political climate has influenced therapists and their practice with children, especially regarding gender identity.
  2. Autistic children are susceptible to gender ideology due to social nonconformity and online exposure.
  3. Traditional public schooling is viewed as lacking in support for children's mental health, with homeschooling and unschooling being seen as more beneficial alternatives.

The Trap of Normalcy

The Mindful Engineer • 0 implied HN points • 17 Sep 24
🎭️ Culture Neurodiversity
  1. Normalcy is just a set of rules made by others. Following these rules can make you feel trapped and stop you from being yourself.
  2. People who are different, like those who are neurodivergent, often see how limiting normalcy can be. They might feel pressure to fit in, but embracing their uniqueness is what makes them truly alive.
  3. Letting go of the need to be normal can lead to discovering your true self. It's important to know who you really are instead of just doing what society expects.

Stay Weird 🤪

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 0 implied HN points • 21 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Neurodiversity
  1. Many successful people, like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, are considered 'weird' or neurodiverse. This shows that being different can lead to great achievements.
  2. Autistic individuals often face challenges in daily life and finding jobs. Many struggle with social skills and sensory sensitivities.
  3. A large number of autistic people are unemployed, despite having talents and skills. Society needs to find better ways to support them in the workplace.