Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | Is focusing usually this hard for people? Like it took me hours to do two homework assignments for Econ because my brain couldn’t lock in on what was in front of me. I was looking at words but not reading them and lwk almost cried. How do people focus.

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Neurodivergent 18h

Is focusing usually this hard for people? Like it took me hours to do two homework assignments for Econ because my brain couldn’t lock in on what was in front of me. I was looking at words but not reading them and lwk almost cried. How do people focus.

#help#notdiagnosedbutsomethingaintright

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Anonymous 18h

for me yes but i am diagnosed adhd

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Anonymous 18h

I also experienced the looking-but-not-reading phenomenon a few years ago. I used text-to-speech to help overcome it as a band-aid solution.

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Anonymous 35m

Mindfulness is literally going to the gym for your attention span - just gotta have patience with yourself if it’s your first day in the gym, don’t expect to run a marathon.

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#2 17h

^ audhd for me, if it matters. Apparently autistic burnout can cause a regression of skills.

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