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When Hyperfocus Looks Like Defiance

I hyperfocus on my special interests for hours but cannot remember to eat lunch and my parents think I am being defiant when I am just wired differently.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Neurological differences in attention and priority can be misinterpreted as willful behavior, creating unnecessary conflict.

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