I was doing a survey on ADHD late last year and one question asked if challenges with attention had any positives.
My reply:
Hyperfocus can be seen as a positive in certain capitalistic conditions. But it is not financially compensated appropriately. It is also effectively contraindicated with my other condition (ME/CFS) where cognitive exertion can permanently degrade my functioning levels. Co-occuring conditions need to be considered in research due to conflicting internal access needs.”
And a comment I added elsewhere when talking about compensation for ADHD:
“We do not get paid better for the times when our hyperfocus produces in a socially acceptable way. However, we do get punished when the hyperfocus output becomes the expected norm that we cannot sustain, because we only access hyperfocus cyclically.”
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