ADHD pattern recognition 🧠 #adhd

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   ADHD pattern recognition: why it’s a “superpower” (and why it can look rude)

   1. APAlex Partridge0:00

      People with ADHD have amazing pattern recognition. Here's seven ways it shows up in their life. Number seven is often considered rude. Number one, the bad vibe radar. You instantly dislike people that everyone else loves. Six months later, everyone realizes you were right about them. Number two, the spoiler syndrome. You get bored with movies because you predicted the ending ten minutes into the intro. You see the formula while others watch the show. Number three, predictive listening. You interrupt people because

   2. your brain auto-completed their sentence ten seconds ago, and you are waiting for reality to catch up. Number four, the I told you so curse. You get annoyed by problems that haven't happened yet because you have already calculated the inevitable outcome. Number five, micro expression tracking. You notice tiny shifts in tone or body language that others miss. You know someone is lying before they even finish the sentence. Number six, the novelty cliff. You become obsessed with a new hobby, master

   3. the pattern in two weeks, and then quit instantly because the puzzle is solved. And number seven, intolerance for repetition. You feel physical rage when someone repeats themselves or explains something you already understood the first time.

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   3) Predictive listening: interrupting because you already ‘completed’ the thought

   1. APAlex Partridge0:30

      your brain auto-completed their sentence ten seconds ago, and you are waiting for reality to catch up. Number four, the I told you so curse. You get annoyed by problems that haven't happened yet because you have already calculated the inevitable outcome. Number five, micro expression tracking. You notice tiny shifts in tone or body language that others miss. You know someone is lying before they even finish the sentence. Number six, the novelty cliff. You become obsessed with a new hobby, master

   2. the pattern in two weeks, and then quit instantly because the puzzle is solved. And number seven, intolerance for repetition. You feel physical rage when someone repeats themselves or explains something you already understood the first time.

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   6) Novelty cliff: mastering the pattern, then dropping the hobby

   1. APAlex Partridge1:00

      the pattern in two weeks, and then quit instantly because the puzzle is solved. And number seven, intolerance for repetition. You feel physical rage when someone repeats themselves or explains something you already understood the first time.

Episode duration: 1:13