![]() ![]() When something sparks our interest, we follow that dopamine hit wherever it takes us. One end result: For adults with ADHD, hobbies often accelerate from interests into obsessions in T-minus one week. They seek out stimulation and then hyperfocus on the source when they find it. Anonymous, You’re right The first one is hyperfocus the second is obsession, also called intrusive thoughts, rumination, or perseveration, depending on exactly how it presents. (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. ADHD brains overflow with creativity, passion, and excitement especially for new experiences. 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. What’s really most fun is that these terms ("hyperfocus” and “special interest”) are pretty much specific to people who aren’t neurotypical. 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. 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. 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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