![]() ![]() (I do distinguish between hobbies and special interests only because I consider special interests to be more about learning stuff and hobbies to be more about activities, but other people don’t make that kind of distinction. ![]() If a neurotypical person hyperfocuses, it’s called “being in the flow” or whatever if they have a special interest, it’s called a hobby. Both impact relationships with family, friends, and others, ADHD and OCD both. What’s really most fun is that these terms ("hyperfocus” and “special interest”) are pretty much specific to people who aren’t neurotypical. You might be so preoccupied by an obsession or a compulsion that you’re not focused on what’s happening around you. That’s how you can end up playing a video game for five hours without realizing how much time has gone by and wonder why you even were playing the game to begin with since it’s not your favourite. ![]() So you can hyperfocus on something that you’re especially interested in, but you can also hyperfocus on stuff you aren’t especially interested in. But there are other less known signs of the disorder. Long-term interest in something to the exclusion of other interests is a special interest, and focus on something to the exclusion of other things (including bodily functions/needs) for an extended period of time (without breaks) is hyperfocus. ADHD and Hyperfocus ADHD is of course well-known for creating roadblocks involving multi-tasking, sustained attention, and executive functions. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is universally defined as a mental health disorder based on obsessive thought content and compulsive reactions to it. I tend not to really distinguish between the two, because they’re so related to each other. The obsessive interest aspect is generally called a “special interest" (which is a term you’ll mostly hear in relation to autism, but honestly what do you think specialists - in any field - have aside from a special interest in their are of expertise). When you’re focused on the thing, that’s hyperfocus. ![]()
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