*Edit: I checked some of the stuff more out in detail. While some concepts on this are valid and backed up by sience, others like RSD are not. Use this as a springboard for learning, not as a valid source in itself. Yes it says so in the corner already. But spelling it out might help.

People are more complicated then a diagram from the internet. Never forget that.

  • puddlexplorer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    ADHD here, and I think level 1 ASD (psych appointment few weeks).

    ADHD – “Ability to respond quickly in crisis situations/emergencies”? What?

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      ADHD is great in a crisis. The adrenaline spikes hard, everything gets super focused, shit gets done. It’s like a double simulant dose right in your bloodstream.

    • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      Honestly, this is when I’m at my highest functioning. Unfortunately that means it’s easy to get addicted to stress.

    • Agamemnon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      It’s “common” traits. Not “must have” traits. or is the confusion about interpreting what a “crisis situation/emergency” is in this context?

      • puddlexplorer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        confusion about interpreting what a “crisis situation/emergency” is in this context

        Something like hyperfocus as the deadline approaches?

        • Agamemnon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          Literal emergencies will fall into that category as well, but it is broader than just the stuff ER-people do for a living.

          These are things like:

          • being able to go from asleep to ready and out the door in under 5 minutes if the reason to do so is important enough.
          • remaining calm and levelheaded when everyone around is panicking over something.
          • deciding on a strategy and executing it flawlessly in response to any sudden change.
          • and yes, doing homework last minute and still getting acceptable grades for it also counts.

          Basically, if you get into a mental state of immediate urgency, your executive function runs on adrenaline alone. And suddenly you’re better than ever before at just. getting. stuff. done. - but not for very long.