Those who suffer from or known someone with Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder, also known as ADHD, will most likely agree about the number one issue associated with the widespread challenge: time. According to a writer for Medical Anthropology, who interviewed several people with ADHD, they experience a state of desynchronization and arrhythmia.”
ADHD has its struggles but also its satisfaction when it has been overcome.
Being out of sync with the world can manifest itself in many ways for people with ADHD. They are often impatient to move on to the next matter and lack the ability to assess how long a task may take. They often get stuck in the present since they prefer short-term rewards, as they struggled with delayed gratification. Their sleep schedule is often a variable as well, which might account for them running late a lot.
According to one paper published recently in Medical Anthropology, the answer is yes. The paper’s author conducted a series of interviews with people who had ADHD and concluded that many of them experienced ADHD as “a state of desynchronization and arrhythmia”.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Running late is a common thing with those with ADHD.
- Those with ADHD run on a different clock than those who do not.
- They need assistance with those that out of sync with the rest of the world.
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