eli5 – Can someone explain ADHD? Specifically the procrastination and inability to do “boring” tasks?
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ADHD imo is poorly named. It’s not that you have an attention deficit. It’s more like you have an attention surplus. While having a conversation with you, I am also hearing the music 20 yards away and the lyrics, the conversation across from us, and any other sounds and movements nearby.
While most people filter those out without thinking about it, it takes effort for someone with adhd to do so. Hence why they appear more easily distracted.
Back in school, my teacher would shout at me to repeat what she just said to me, cos I’d be lying on the floor with my legs up in the wall. I’d repeat back word for word. I just needed more stimulus for it not to be boring.
This is one reason background noise things, familiar music while reading, and other things can be helpful. It placates that attention surplus while allowing you to consciously focus more on whatever it is you’re reading or writing or doing.
A lot of caveats to this. But it’s ELI5.
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