• xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year 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.

    • FailBait@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Can’t we do both? Leo is the godfather of makers, and is widely known across the world. Contemporaries would be great as well, though.

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      1 year 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.

  • Nonameuser678@aussie.zone
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    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.

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      I had to Google polymath. I’ve always been a quick learner in general, I typically get really average at something much quicker than most. However, most of the time, I then lose all interest, but once in a blue moon, it sticks and I genuinely get to become rather good at something.

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    Tbh I dont think that it is very feasible to decontruct what goes on in someones’ head like that. Modern ADHD testing is as comprehensive as it is because a lot of things can mimic it to varying degrees. eg. sleep deprivation, autism, bipolar, nutrient deficiencies, stress etc. There isnt really a good way to rule those alternatives out (which is what differential diagnosis does) I dont think having artist’s block is convincing enough evidence to diagnose him.