• Nonameuser678@aussie.zone
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    11 months ago

    Adhd is actually pretty hard to do this with compared to Autism. Like Newton building hidden networks in his house to avoid interacting with people - yep that’s autistic af. But adhd is a lot more difficult to determine.

    In saying that I do think Leo was likely neurodivergent in some way, and adhd does fit. In our own way, a lot of adhders are polymaths because of how we often cycle through interests, slipping in and out of hyperfocus, picking up various skills along the way.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Considering how often people (especially women) are under/misdiagnosed I’d rather not speculate on historical figures… can’t we just celebrate contemporaries? ADHD is debilitating but some of us manage to do amazing things in spite of it.

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      11 months ago

      I like to say I don’t have a pile of unfinished projects and half-abandoned hobbies. I’m just working in the style of the great Leonardo.