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Keeping It Interesting – Changing Your Play Style
I’ve been making weekly blog posts for about 5 weeks now. It’s been a good experience for me so far, but while for the first 3-4 weeks I appreciated the structure of having a weekly writing schedule, I’ve already started to get tired of that structure. 😄 I’m still passionate about sharing my ADHD exp, though, Read more
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Hyperfocus – Power Up or Debuff?
As many of you reading this probably know, ADHD stands for “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”. However, that name is a bit misleading as people with ADHD don’t technically have a “deficit” of attention. While a lack of attention is one of the more readily observable symptoms, especially in something like a school setting (hence why Read more
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Perfectionism – How and Why to Let Go
There’s a genre of fan-created, high-difficulty Mario content called “Mario Kaizo”. For those of you haven’t heard of it, Mario Kaizo takes the base mechanics of your typical Mario game and cranks the difficulty up to 25. Practically every single button press must be precise and perfectly timed to avoid dying instantly. Although, I’ve personally Read more
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Executive Functioning – Understanding the ADHD Console And Its Weaknesses
The core difference between ADHD-mode gameplay and neurotypical gameplay is something many players aren’t aware of. Most of us get that ADHD impacts our ability to focus, but the true underlying reason for our challenges with attention as well as almost every other challenge associated with ADHD comes from impairment in our executive functioning systems. Read more
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Overcoming Inertia – Connecting the ADHD Controller
Having a brain that works differently than the norm can be incredibly confusing and frustrating sometimes. I remember, before I fully understood what it meant to have ADHD, I would so often find myself staring down my homework and feeling trapped in my own mind.. unable to get myself to move, let alone open my Read more
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Press + to Start
Gosh, how to get started? Starting things has always been a bit hard, hasn’t it? So often there’s this sense of inertia that can be difficult to overcome, especially with things that are too long or complicated to be done on impulse or at the push of a button. I’ve been fascinated for a long Read more
ADHD - A Personal Walkthrough & Guide 