Did you know that neurotypical folks just can not think about anything for a period of time? Yeah, me neither.
#Autism and #ADHD lead to less synaptic pruning which results in a higher density of synaptic connections. This leads to brain hyperconnectivity, which is the cause of sensory overload and reduced filtering of irrelevant stimuli. It is as well a reason for difficulties with executive functions.
I wish I sometimes just could NOT think.
@jascha Do you have any sources for that claim? Afaik, that's not part of the differentiation between neurotypical and neurodiverse. Most people cannot easily "not think anything". That's why meditation needs to be taught, and why most practices focus the mind on something instead of just nothing. I believe that reduced filtering makes it more difficult, but if all the people in the history of humans who invented and used chants, prayers, repetitive movement and the like to calm, focus or even "empty" their mind were ND, then they are by far the typical ones and we need to reverse the definition. 🤔
I'm pretty NT and the only way I can not think of anything is when I'm unconscious, e.g. asleep but not in a dreaming phase.
i came to ask the same question. got any references? i'd love to share this with my therapist.
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