• peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    Is that an ASD thing or an ADHD thing?

    Because I know my ASD relatives are more like “I CRAVE VERY SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS THING and will forget everything else (not actually true - they seem to remember just not when they don’t care to)”

    and with my ADHD it’s definitely the “I NEED MOOOOOOAR” combined with no recollection that isn’t intuitive.

    But my AuADHD friends are definitely more “I WILL KNOW ALL about RECENT SPECIAL INTEREST, and honestly I probably remember other stuff I just don’t have the energy to remember it right now.”

    • Marte@lemmy.eco.brOP
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      24 hours ago

      Well you might be right. I interpreted the “i forgor” phase as when the depression or crisis hits and I suddenly don’t have the energy even to research about my special interest