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One of the lesser discussed aspects of ADHD is rapid eye movement. This exercise brought mine into focus. Every ~18 seconds I noticed the circle jumped to another size as my gaze was rapidly averted and reset. I tried it a few times and focused intensely and had the same outcome. It’s one of the ways neurotypical folks can intuitively use to (subconsciously) discover our traits and deem us untrustworthy. Shifty…

If you find that last statement to be outlandish, please take a look at these resources.

https://neuroclastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Thin-sli...

https://www.nature.com/articles/srep40700

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41654-9




One more on ADHD eye movements from an interesting study that used VR in a novel way:

Based on these studies, ADHD manifests as deficits of goal-directed attention, such as reduced ability to suppress saccades, less accurate saccades to target location, and difficulties in maintaining fixation on a target object.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24552-4




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