@afewbugs I say all of this under the assumption that I fall under the "neurotypical" definition though.
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A question for neurotypical people (assuming there are any on here): to what extent does the average person have control of where you direct your attention? -
A question for neurotypical people (assuming there are any on here): to what extent does the average person have control of where you direct your attention?@afewbugs Low priority things for me don't typically get in the way much unless I'm actively procastinating something I dislike dealing with. But stressful situations tend to play on my mind in a way where I want quick resolution to them so they usually draw my focus.
If something is high stress but I can't do anything about it then that can make it more effort to shift focus to a lower stress task. IE: waiting for some medical results while trying to catch up on messages from friends.
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A question for neurotypical people (assuming there are any on here): to what extent does the average person have control of where you direct your attention?@afewbugs It takes me some energy and concious effort to begin the focused activity. But after a few minutes (depending on the task at hand) it's just where my brain is at and it continues on reasonably well. Particularly difficult and long running tasks do start to feel tiring after a time, but to me it feels more like the task itself is tiring than the focus.