Wow, that's really neat. My ADHD son absolutely hates washing the dishes, but survives more of someone helps him. Maybe it's just a need for body doubling? So interesting! I will certainly be applying this great hack! Thank you so much!
I haven't heard the term body doubling but it makes so much sense! I wonder what I should call it when I need to be surrounded by a roomful of productive people at coffee shops when I write. I also kind of have a writing 'friend' in KUTX, my public radio station. Whatever works, right? Love the image of having your dad nearby when you were younger - what a nice dad.
Your discovery that the same strategies are useful for the neurodiverse and the less-neurodiverse makes total sense. Our brains aren't really so different, after all. I prefer to think of it as brains functioning on a collection of continua. Some of us are "more" on some dimensions, others are "less", but the principles of how brains work are the same.-- which also helps exlpain why some strategies are more helpful for some people than others, and at some points in time or certain contexts than others. #BodyDoublingRocks
I didn't know that was a thing or it even had a name. Thank you! Good to know that I'm not the only one. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, that's really neat. My ADHD son absolutely hates washing the dishes, but survives more of someone helps him. Maybe it's just a need for body doubling? So interesting! I will certainly be applying this great hack! Thank you so much!
Awesome, I'd love to know if it helps!
I haven't heard the term body doubling but it makes so much sense! I wonder what I should call it when I need to be surrounded by a roomful of productive people at coffee shops when I write. I also kind of have a writing 'friend' in KUTX, my public radio station. Whatever works, right? Love the image of having your dad nearby when you were younger - what a nice dad.
Thanks Ashley :) I agree, whatever works!
Your discovery that the same strategies are useful for the neurodiverse and the less-neurodiverse makes total sense. Our brains aren't really so different, after all. I prefer to think of it as brains functioning on a collection of continua. Some of us are "more" on some dimensions, others are "less", but the principles of how brains work are the same.-- which also helps exlpain why some strategies are more helpful for some people than others, and at some points in time or certain contexts than others. #BodyDoublingRocks
Make so much sense, I love your take on this as dimensions or a collection of continua. Thanks Dr. Shue :)