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non-ADHD advice given to ADHD people is always like "here's one neat trick for doing the thing: just do the thing"

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in reply to Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

"too much mental load? Simply reduce your mental load by writing a to do list"

It's like they don't know that writing a to do list exponentially increases mental load for someone with ADHD

in reply to schratze 💍

@schratze wait they do? I thought there was something wrong with me cause everyone keeps telling me to make lists specifically as a way to deal with my ADHD 💀

Even other people with ADHD have told me this

in reply to hazelnot :yell:

@hazelnot @schratze In the neurotypical way, yes, they absolutely do, they (among other things) create a loop of self-punishment for "not having done enough" which negatively affects executive function further, and can create an overwhelming sense of a never-ending list of stuff to do such that you can't even start on a single thing, to just name a couple of the ways in which (monolithic) todo lists (as often suggested) can make things worse for ADHD
in reply to Sven Slootweg

@hazelnot @schratze There are ways to use todo lists to your advantage but those work very differently from the widely-recommended "todo list" concept
in reply to Sven Slootweg

@hazelnot @schratze I mentioned this in more detail in social.pixie.town/@joepie91/11… but the way I can make todo lists work for me is to reframe their purpose as one of "relieving me from chores" rather than "assigning me chores"

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