![]() Noises ‘Wow, you really startle easily!’.Thoughts ‘You’re such a Spacecadet!’ ‘Stop daydreaming!’.ADHD brains can have a harder time filtering out distractions. It is the regulation of attention, the way the brain shifts and holds attention that is different. There are differences in how the ADHD brain responds to neurotransmitters (chemicals that make our brains work) like dopamine and serotonin, and this affects the way the brain controls attention. The idea that people with ADHD can’t pay attention to anything is a common misconception.Ī better way of thinking of it is that the control of attention is managed differently in people with ADHD or VAST (Variable Attention Stimulus Trait) a term for people who have ADHD traits but do not quite fit the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. During a hyperfocus state, task performance improves.To engage in hyperfocus, the task has to be fun or interesting.When engaged in hyperfocus, unrelated external stimuli do not appear to be consciously perceived sometimes reported as a diminished perception of the environment.Hyperfocus is characterized by an intense state of concentration/focus.“ Hyperfocusing is not mentioned in DSM-IV, but it is known from clinical work and can be described as intensive concentration on interesting and non-routine activities accompanied by temporarily diminished perception of the environment.” Diminished prefrontal oxygenation with normal and above-average verbal fluency performance in adult ADHDĪ recent review gave a this new definition of hyperfixation/ hyperfocus (although I think it misses an important aspect – task switching). ![]() ![]() ![]() There is a real lack of research into hyperfixation (researchers use the term hyperfocus) despite it being recognized as a feature in ADHD and autism for years. ![]()
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