For me questions 2 & 3 read like they were asking the same thing - unsure if this is a difference in my language ability, and if I missed nuances between different points.
Sharing incase it's relevant.
Thank you for sharing the progress of your findings, this work you are doing is so timely and necessary, and has become a strong interest that I dip into reading updates about alongside navigating Autistic burnout and chronic fatigue.
I hope you have great people around you, and are getting the rest you need while undertaking this exciting, challenging mission.
🥰 Hi Cristal. Thank you so much for this feedback!
ADHD has a bunch of symptoms and strengths associated with it. I am currently expanding the screening to recognise the strengths that were endorsed. When you develop a psychometric, 4 of 5 items will screen for the same trait or symptom.
Guerilla testing is a good way of getting rapid feedback before formal validation testing. You can quickly rule out anything that is not quite landing - this might be due to a personal blind spot, denial or masking, humility (you might not see yourself as innovative), or another factor at play
...for example, in the first item associated with visual learning, many autistic have hyperlexia or advanced reading skills and might not endorse this; many dyslexics with ADHD would, so you'd need to control for that... You then remove items that don't test the construct you are trying to measure. As a rule of thumb, I will remove anything endorsed under 70% as true, as this is probably better explained by a co-occurring difficulty.
A better question might be, "I often use colour post-its, tags or highlighters to help me quickly process lots of information".
Late diagnosed mama here, with gender-non-conforming teen and a daughter-ADHD and Autism in some forms with all of us. You’ve captured great things here!
This piece and the accompanying quiz is so comforting to me, reminding me I’m not the only one like this. In addition to things like demand avoidance and chronic pain, honestly my creativity is one thing that holds me back from being able to work. I can’t turn it off and so when a boss wants something done one way and my brain finds like 5 different more efficient ways it could be done, holding in my ideas takes more energy than I have. Then I share my ideas and while people like them I can’t just be the drone that they need. It’s such a bizarre gift. I’m trying to make it work and not hate myself for being unlike most people.
I don't personally agree with the theories around "demand avoidance" - I think it's better explained by heightened stress, avoidance of stressors, resistance to control and intrinsic motivation, which are innate human tendencies.
I think every strength is a double-edged sword - overused or underused it becomes a challenge to manage. ADHDers innovators are known for challenging that status quo - this doesn't work in a neuronormative environment that forces compliance and sameness.
Creativity (and divergent thinking) is a gift that's not appreciated and stifles progress. In all my years in human centred design, I felt so undervalued and underappreciated as a human being high in creativity and empathy. In the end, it will be the neurodivergent innovators that launch start-ups that take out organisations that have failed to embrace diversity. It's already happening...
Second attempt to post this. Woops.
For me questions 2 & 3 read like they were asking the same thing - unsure if this is a difference in my language ability, and if I missed nuances between different points.
Sharing incase it's relevant.
Thank you for sharing the progress of your findings, this work you are doing is so timely and necessary, and has become a strong interest that I dip into reading updates about alongside navigating Autistic burnout and chronic fatigue.
I hope you have great people around you, and are getting the rest you need while undertaking this exciting, challenging mission.
All the best
Late identified, assessed AuDHD AFAB.
🥰 Hi Cristal. Thank you so much for this feedback!
ADHD has a bunch of symptoms and strengths associated with it. I am currently expanding the screening to recognise the strengths that were endorsed. When you develop a psychometric, 4 of 5 items will screen for the same trait or symptom.
Guerilla testing is a good way of getting rapid feedback before formal validation testing. You can quickly rule out anything that is not quite landing - this might be due to a personal blind spot, denial or masking, humility (you might not see yourself as innovative), or another factor at play
...for example, in the first item associated with visual learning, many autistic have hyperlexia or advanced reading skills and might not endorse this; many dyslexics with ADHD would, so you'd need to control for that... You then remove items that don't test the construct you are trying to measure. As a rule of thumb, I will remove anything endorsed under 70% as true, as this is probably better explained by a co-occurring difficulty.
A better question might be, "I often use colour post-its, tags or highlighters to help me quickly process lots of information".
Late diagnosed mama here, with gender-non-conforming teen and a daughter-ADHD and Autism in some forms with all of us. You’ve captured great things here!
Thank you. Proud AuDHDer. Must keep motivated...
This piece and the accompanying quiz is so comforting to me, reminding me I’m not the only one like this. In addition to things like demand avoidance and chronic pain, honestly my creativity is one thing that holds me back from being able to work. I can’t turn it off and so when a boss wants something done one way and my brain finds like 5 different more efficient ways it could be done, holding in my ideas takes more energy than I have. Then I share my ideas and while people like them I can’t just be the drone that they need. It’s such a bizarre gift. I’m trying to make it work and not hate myself for being unlike most people.
Thank you so much for this feedback, Errin.
I don't personally agree with the theories around "demand avoidance" - I think it's better explained by heightened stress, avoidance of stressors, resistance to control and intrinsic motivation, which are innate human tendencies.
I think every strength is a double-edged sword - overused or underused it becomes a challenge to manage. ADHDers innovators are known for challenging that status quo - this doesn't work in a neuronormative environment that forces compliance and sameness.
Creativity (and divergent thinking) is a gift that's not appreciated and stifles progress. In all my years in human centred design, I felt so undervalued and underappreciated as a human being high in creativity and empathy. In the end, it will be the neurodivergent innovators that launch start-ups that take out organisations that have failed to embrace diversity. It's already happening...