#brain processing speed

[gwmac]

Does 'Common Sense' Actually Exist?

The Conversation That Started It All A few nights ago, I found myself on the phone with a good friend discussing something entirely unrelated when he casually dropped the phrase, “Well, it’s just common sense.” That simple remark derailed our entire conversation for the next 30 minutes. I asked him to define what he meant by “common sense.” He couldn’t. Not really. He gave some vague examples,…

[cent-scratchnsniff]

MALUTHHH!!!!

[a-guy-named-e]

watching fhjy episodes at 1.25x speed really gives you a false sense for how upbeat the intro song is

[notllorstel]

previous <<< 2nd wave of left hand speedrun batch☠️

[exteenpopstar]

how does everyone follow so many people. genuine question. i don’t do Anything and i’ve gradually worked my way up to following 125 blogs, ~1/3 of which are artists who post sporadically, plus ~10-20 i don’t follow but check regularly. but everyone 2-3 degrees of separation from me seems to follow each other and they’re all text-heavy and a lot of them have like, jobs? and seem to actually know each other? i know i’m a slow reader but wtf. Like are you actually capable of that many genuine social connections and processing that many ideas on a regular basis???

[amandabe11man]

last year I was like "man I wish I could understand japanese", remembered that duolingo exists and got right on it

this year I was like "man I wish I didn't always get into shows years after they've ended", remembered that the one show I'd been fence-sitting on still hasn't ended yet, so now I've started watching it

in my "be the change"-phase rn

[orcelito]

I got.... my official adhd diagnosis....🥺🥺🥺🥺

Had my appointment where she went thru all the different parts of the testing and what they found by it. All sorts of things that I didn't even Realize what it was testing. And they pointed to combined type adhd!!!!!

There was also an iq test involved, specifically to test working memory in comparison to other categories, bc that's smth that adhd people tend to score low on. And I did too!!!! Compared to my other scores, at least. It was still average overall, but I scored "high average" on verbal comprehension and "superior" on perceptual reasoning and processing speed. WHICH MEANS!!!! Working memory was my low thing!!! Another thing pointing to it!!!!

Also the weird X test I took was the CPT-3 test and apparently it was geared Specifically towards adhd stuff. Which bc of my "atypically fast" reaction speed + "very elevated" commissions rate (which in this context means incorrectly hit space bar, aka I clicked when I wasn't supposed to) it showed a strong indication of impulsivity & some indication of inattentiveness and vigilance. That impulsivity is the big one here tho.

I'm just really excited now. I have a long report talking about all my brain stuffs that says I Do have adhd and that it would benefit me to take stimulants. AND!!!!! That I DONT have depression or anxiety!!!! That's a fuckin big one!!!!!! Bc they've avoided giving me stimulants in the past bc of the "anxiety" except I don't got it!!!! The examiner said exactly what I thought about it, which is that the prior disgnoses of depression and anxiety probably stemmed from effects of the untreated adhd. Aka I had Feels Bad Disorder. Ykno? Except not actually a disorder bc it was just a byproduct.

SO! Hopefully that can help me to get proper meds as soon as possible. Gonna be contacting my doctor to set up an appointment... soon!!!!!

[omppupiiras]

ok i couldn't resist, i had to draw vintage käärijä again

reference under the cut

[simonoliverseville]

“I feel like my cognitive processing speed takes a hit every summer.”

“It probably doesn’t. The heat and the lack of structure just combine to make my mental faculties feel like soup.”

“Jeanette has proposed a fun idea of working on a Nature Guide while camping and that sounds like just what I need to scratch the intellectual itch.” 🤩

[graverises]

updated my muse list ♡ important changes were: will becoming an original character. and i added a few new muses + updated faceclaims. :3

[chipmunkweirdo]

If you guys like these, I’ll keep making more!

SIMON: Hello? Did you hear me?

ALVIN 2.0: No. Sorry ‘bout that. Didn’t catch a word you said. My brain is currently processing 10 different things at once. It was processing 20, but I cut it down to 10 for maximum efficiency.

SIMON: Can you…maybe pause that to pay attention to our conversation?

ALVIN 2.0: No can do, bro. But don’t worry, I can just add our conversation as thing number 11. Easy peasy.

SIMON: I doubt it.

ALVIN 2.0: What did you wanna ask me?

SIMON: Do you want spaghetti tonight?

ALVIN 2.0: Sounds great.

SIMON: Do you know what I asked?

ALVIN 2.0: Yeah. You asked about pasta.

SIMON: What kind of pasta?

ALVIN 2.0: Spaghetti.

SIMON: (shocked face) Okay….

ALVIN 2.0: Would you like to hear about the 10 different things my brain is processing?

SIMON: Alvin, no. With all due respect, I don’t think I’d be able to handle that.

ALVIN 2.0: Cool, well, good talk then. I gotta get back to my chores.

[altarfates]

sometimes bc the adhd brain goes : brain to hand does not always compute, i end up with the goofiest ass spelling mistakes or just whole ass words replaced with something different and im like WOAH what was that about ???

[bugdotpng]

i'm also like. about to embark on a GI journey to figure out my Issues 💅🏼 and i'm just over here screaming like WITH WHAT TIIIIME AND MENTAL ENERGYYYYY but FUCK i need to get this shit in order before i pump my body full of antibiotics and opiates again

[regular-lord-reckoner]

well, i guess i'm as winter storm ready as i can be !

i clocked out of work for a bit to go run the errands i normally do on fridays because tomorrow we're supposed to get a few actual inches of snow (we'll see !!) so that was..... exhausting to do in the middle of a work day (and right before a snowstorm in the south... the traffic....) but it's all done !!

i've gotta work a couple of hours tomorrow because i ended up taking longer than i meant to (mostly because of the traffic) but hopefully i can get up and get that done before there's any possibility of even losing power so fingers crossed !

hope you're safe out there if you're reading this and stay warm/safe if this shit's about to hit you as well !! <3

[jukeboxhound]

just speaking for myself, i have mixed feelings about the whole autism creature thing, but i gotta admit that today is definitely an autism creature day in regards to having to interact with other humans, which is not awesome when you do direct service in social services lmao

[robotluver69]

Work doodles of bbg