AuDHD people are ‘Otroverts’ 🧠

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   AuDHD social energy explained: the “otrovert” label

   1. APAlex Partridge0:00

      People with AuDHD are often called introverted extroverts, but psychiatrists are starting to talk about a new personality type which better describes someone with AuDHD,

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   Social push–pull: craving connection vs fearing it

   1. APAlex Partridge0:10

      and it's called the otrovert. An otrovert can be sociable, but they'll need more time to recharge before being sociable again. Some days they crave

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   Meaning over noise: intentional conversation and selective energy

   1. APAlex Partridge0:20

      social connection, but some days they genuinely fear it. The interaction they do have is more meaningful. They choose who they give their energy to. They don't simply talk

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   High social perception: reading body language and a “BS radar”

   1. APAlex Partridge0:30

      to fill the silence. Otroverts are amazing at reading body language. They have an internal BS radar.

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   Why small talk drains them: forced interaction feels uncomfortable

   1. APAlex Partridge0:38

      They can spot when someone's not being genuine. Otroverts can't stand small talk. Anything that feels forced

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   Going deep fast: intensity and depth in conversation

   1. APAlex Partridge0:45

      or artificial feels deeply uncomfortable and drains them. When they talk, it's intentional, and they like to go deep,

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   Last-minute cancellations as self-regulation, not rudeness

   1. APAlex Partridge0:53

      fast. Otroverts bail on plans often at the last minute. How they feel now is different to how they felt when they agreed to see

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   Wide network, few intimates: valuing depth in friendships

   1. APAlex Partridge1:00

      you. It's not rudeness, it's self-regulation. Otroverts know lots of people, but will only have deep connections with a few. To an otrovert, fewer deep friendships is more valuable than lots of surface level ones.

Episode duration: 1:14