as much as i like the vibe of this i don’t actually think that’s what ADHD is. i still think gabor mate pretty much nailed it. what you’re describing is what he calls “counterwill”
drgabormate.com/book/scattered
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fwiw i strongly disagree with both models, and especially with the idea of ADHD as a reversible impairment. (i remain confused by the idea of a doctor saying ADHD is a “reversible impairment” while also saying he still has it.) ADHD is a neurotype, but it’s distinct from ODD/PDA
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i think the neurotype difference is upstream (what i've been calling "sensitivity") and most of what people call ADHD symptoms are what you might call accumulated trauma that sort of stems from the neurotype difference. does that feel consistent with your sense of things?
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plausibly consistent, yeah. i think once you look past the trauma stuff, you find actual traits, and they’re 1) unrelated to trauma, 2) permanent aspects of the neurotype, and the spicier take: 3) have a lot more overlap with autism than people tend to think
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yeah i am curious and confused about this and don't feel like i have a good sense of how to untangle things. i am *very* confused about how autism fits in here. there seem to be some tantalizing hints here:
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so, next, i recently finally got around to reading @dschorno's "null call" and it's really good. i was very struck by his description of the signs of potential shamanism. this bit about being "wired for danger" especially
arcove.substack.com/p/null-call
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afaict the autistic community is pretty much fully on the same page that “highly sensitive person” is just autism. aligning adhd and autism is far more controversial.
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whoa whoa whoa hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
(this is personally confusing to me because i feel like i'm pretty high on some kind of emotional sensitivity axis (and pretty ADHD) but don't feel particularly autistic, but also, there's *something* here for sure)
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highly recommend reading this article: twitter.com/neurodiversit1
if it resonates, probably increase odds you’re autistic a fair bit
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Really important article regarding 'Autistic Inertia' from University of Manchester. I am beset by this on a regular basis and it is so frustrating. Please share widely.
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33
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i am apparently blocked 😅 can you link the article directly?
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oh this is really cool, i only skimmed the opening but the refocusing on lower-level sensory and motor issues as fundamental seems really promising to me