Goiterzan/Amygdalai Lama
ah, there's another memory getting audited for Autism - Dad's this time.
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My sib would do something hyperactive, break something and Dad would start in on them for it, and they would start to say, "I didn't think (something)," and Dad would cut them off with, "That's right, you DON'T think (like, period)," and it's still rather shit of Dad, but boy oh boy, don't I, maybe don't we, think that about people sometimes, don't you people ever stop and think, LOL.
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I mean, that's what CBT says too.
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#ND #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic @autistics #Psychology
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Show threadProto Himbo European9h ago

@punishmenthurts @autistics This thinking is based on the idea that people with ADHD are able to think in these situations the same way you (presumably) are. It's like berating someone with autism for not recognizing all subtle social signals, or criticizing someone with depression for not feeling motivation to clean their apartment. The problem with ADHD is that the brain mechanisms for recognizing when you should "think" are compromised. That's what "impulsivity" means.

I suspect a practitioner of CBT would disagree with your assessment of how ADHD is viewed through that lens, as well.

Show threadGoiterzan/Amygdalai Lama9h ago
@guyjantic @autistics
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oh, of course, I'm sorry. I was framing this all as Autistics VS the world, VS the normals - and counting my sib as a normal - my sibling was high energy but they weren't diagnosed or apparently disabled, they were having a life before they got sick and died.
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Maybe something would have come to light later in life, hard to say. It's possible. Sorry. 💜
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and again, I said, "hyperactive," but I'm talking about Autism, not ADHD, it wasn't about CBT treating ADHD, it was about CBT treating anybody. "Stop and think," is the whole CBT plan.
Show thread\ˈthē-ˈˈärd-ˌvärk\3h ago

@punishmenthurts @autistics

I think that A LOT about other people, esp my wife. They just don't seem to think about what they're doing. All day, every day.

Simple things, like putting a mug back down after drinking from it. Is it too close to the edge? Is it where the cat is likely to jump up? Am I going to knock it when I move?

Because my #AuDHD head thinks about all of those things all the time.