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Why does he have two audio things going on at once?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 455430" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Gcv, it sounds like your difficult child is polychronic. Common in ADHD, common with some flavours of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but out there in the "neurotypical" population as well.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychronicity" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychronicity</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.innovint.com/downloads/mono_poly_test.php" target="_blank">http://www.innovint.com/downloads/mono_poly_test.php</a></p><p><a href="http://www.innovint.com/downloads/mono_poly_test.php" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.innovint.com/downloads/mono_poly_test.php" target="_blank">P</a>ersonally, I find that if I'm working on a task that needs extreme focus, I have to have a minimum of 2 other things on the go at the same time, or I can't focus on the critical one. It's almost as though I need to cause a distraction and then use part of my brain to suppress the distraction in order to avoid wandering off into the back pastures of my mind and getting lost amidst the daisies. I can often be found:</p><p></p><p>Watching telly with closed captioning on and the volume off</p><p>Listening to music</p><p>Knitting, and</p><p>Reading the newspaper</p><p></p><p>If I'm in a position where I can't do all that (e.g. in a meeting at work where working on the computer and listening to music would be frowned upon), I practice tap-dance steps under the table or find some other fidget to occupy the distractable-by-shiny-objects portion of my brain, so the rest of me can get on with the matters at hand.</p><p></p><p>Maybe try to work out ways that difficult child can have multiple streams of input without disrupting the family's peace (or budget). I like Insane's suggestion of a pre-arranged signal too.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 455430, member: 3907"] Gcv, it sounds like your difficult child is polychronic. Common in ADHD, common with some flavours of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but out there in the "neurotypical" population as well. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychronicity[/url] [url]http://www.innovint.com/downloads/mono_poly_test.php[/url] [URL='http://www.innovint.com/downloads/mono_poly_test.php'] P[/URL]ersonally, I find that if I'm working on a task that needs extreme focus, I have to have a minimum of 2 other things on the go at the same time, or I can't focus on the critical one. It's almost as though I need to cause a distraction and then use part of my brain to suppress the distraction in order to avoid wandering off into the back pastures of my mind and getting lost amidst the daisies. I can often be found: Watching telly with closed captioning on and the volume off Listening to music Knitting, and Reading the newspaper If I'm in a position where I can't do all that (e.g. in a meeting at work where working on the computer and listening to music would be frowned upon), I practice tap-dance steps under the table or find some other fidget to occupy the distractable-by-shiny-objects portion of my brain, so the rest of me can get on with the matters at hand. Maybe try to work out ways that difficult child can have multiple streams of input without disrupting the family's peace (or budget). I like Insane's suggestion of a pre-arranged signal too. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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