Carborendum Posted May 28, 2024 Report Posted May 28, 2024 The benefits of ‘body doubling’ when you have ADHD, according to experts | CNN The article in the link above talks about "Body Doubling" -- which is a... Quote ...self-help strategy that involves working with another person around to help improve motivation and focus. It has been popular for some time among people with ADHD — attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder — especially during the pandemic. “The idea is that the presence of another is essentially a gentle reminder to stay on task,” said Billy Roberts, clinical director of Focused Mind ADHD Counseling in Columbus, Ohio. “For folks (with) ADHD whose minds tend to wander and get off task, the body double somehow works as an external motivator to stay on task.” This is especially helpful when begun in early childhood. But those body doubles used to be called "mothers." mordorbund, Traveler and NeuroTypical 3 Quote
Carborendum Posted May 29, 2024 Author Report Posted May 29, 2024 14 hours ago, mikbone said: What will science think of next?! Oh, my guess is that they'll discover that as a child grows older, he will need a different kind of body double who is more about physical labor and focusing on a single task all day rather than several different tasks throughout the day. They used to call those people "fathers." NeuroTypical 1 Quote
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