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> Everything you've listed (and more) have been major pain points for me for the last 14 years or so, but especially this one:

>> Ability to "feel" the nearness of the future, and plan and act accordingly

One way of putting it that I have found useful is that while other people have

- now

- in a minute

- in five minutes

- in an hour

- tomorrow

- next week

for most ADHD people there only exist:

- now

- not now

if it doesn't get done right now there is a fair chance it won't get done at all.

This can explain jumping from task to task: the fear of not remembering it later.

Also explains hyperfocus to aome degree: it is a learned trait to protect what little focus exist.




I've never heard that explanation before, but that's spot on.




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