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I've done this a lot...even though I'm not confirmed to have ADHD, I'm autistic though

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

so daydreaming is a coping mechanism that our brains use for boredom. boredom is something people with ADHD experience more frequently.

in other words, many daydreamers have ADHD but not all

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Also, cognitive disengagement syndrome or CDS. (It is not recognized yet by the DSM, though).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yep! CDS is at a weird place. I've worked with people who present that way - it's quite different from ADHD. I think over the years we're going to reshift some of how we look at ADHD and sister conditions.