Talk:Hyperfocus

message: There's a section titled 'Treatment' but it doesn't go on to actually mention anything about treatments at all.
80.126.65.34 22:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Treatment 

message: Formal measures of creativity... ha.  Nice to know that creativity is so well behaved that it easily allows itself to be measured by a formal procedure...
As someone that works in creative fields and does exercises to specifically cultivate creativity I don't see a conflict there. They're typically measured by frequency and ability at outside of the box thinking. Creativity also covers much more than subjective fields like art. 73.11.219.49 (talk) 09:21, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  I love it 

message: I've revised the article to focus on hyperfocus, not on ADHD.  ADHD has its own article.  oneismany 15:10, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Revision to reflect subject matter

message: I started this article, and would like to commment that recent changes have made it much better. IMHO, I feel it currently presents, on balance, a good NPOV about a mysterious subject. Vaoverland 09:40, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Great, I'm glad you approve.  I think this is just a start though.  There must be more literature that can be brought to bear on the topic, and further important details that can be included.  Also, "Psychiatric Views" could use a small cleanup (the prose leaves something to be desired in places); and the topic is open to similar "X Views."  I would like to add that this is an approach I would like to see for other characteristics or abilities that are identified as 'symptoms' of ADHD.  oneismany 11:20, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: Is this article asserting that hyperfocus occurs in all people who have ADD/ADHD, or are you simply stating that all people with hyperfocus have the disorder, but not necessarily the reverse?
:Hyperfocus is a state of mind, or mental activity that might be considered an ability or a symptom of a disorder, depending on your point of view.  oneismany 19:35, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I started this article, and intended neither of the above statements. I think that some people who seem to meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD have mental experiences which they find is well-defined by the label hyperfocus. I believe that whether manifestations are good or bad is a matter of circumstance and perspective, which is I guess what oneismany has said. Vaoverland 23:33, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Specify 

message: The article seems to combine various topics as if they were one.  —Mattisse (Talk) 23:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this page [[WP:SYN]]? 

message: This article claims that there is a "well-recognized comorbidity of ADHD with autism spectrum disorders." However, it is unclear as to whether these can be diagnosed together at all. According to the DSM-IV, "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is not diagnosed if the symptoms are better accounted for by another mental disorder... [or] if the symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder or a Psychotic Disorder." (Page 91).
The use of "well-recognized" here strikes me as a weasel word, especially in the absence of a credible citation or supporting evidence. In particular, the fact that significant questions exist as to whether these disorders should even be diagnosed together seems to militate against the idea of this being “well-recognized.”
The article claims that “From a medical viewpoint, hyperfocus is thought to result from abnormally low levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is particularly active in the brain's frontal lobes.” However, this would strike me as odd, since this is also believed to be the cause of inattention in ADHD. Can someone validate the accuracy (or lack thereof) of this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.175.153.195 (talk) 07:07, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder 

message: This article reads like something that combines the every stereotype of ADHD possible, not to mention grouping all video games into one negative stereotype. The people who wrote this need to seriously consider revising this dumpster fire of an article that in no way represents modern medical thought.
If you were to read the article literally, it would seem to be saying that any form of focus that occurs with hyperfocus will be completely negative in nature and that video games are a culprit. 2605:6000:F243:7800:9C35:2361:1A67:A48F (talk) 23:34, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with some of the above statements. Hyperfocus is now a core symptom of ADHD in 2019 consensus statements and guidelines. I will make a section called Hyperfocus as a symptom of ADHD and any contributions welcome, Spanish wiki has done this for ages, but they bring in the hunter vs farmer hypothesis, but bringing that here IMHO will likely raise all the old arguments again. So I'll just try and do ADHD hyperfocus. E.3 (talk) 04:09, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poorly Written Article 

message: this is a medical article that since my contributions a month ago has perpetuated a little on the internet. 
Looking for contributors to help me with a rewrite. E.3 (talk) 14:42, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't help you but I agree that a rewrite is needed. I do believe that it's hard to distinguish flow from hyperfocus but I think hyperfocus should continue as a mainly negative symptom whether it be naturally or from disorders. NikkeKatski [Elite] (talk) 14:48, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite indicated

message: I don’t get it. My ADHD brain doesn’t get it. What is the significance of this last sentence here? That certain conditions are unlikely to be confused with hyperfocus? Is there some societal stigma or stereotype whereby the majority of the population may have the misconception that such conditions are the same as hyperfocus? Is it something medical? Or is the relevant connection, something quite different? 142.117.88.43 (talk) 08:46, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it is a typo for "likely" 173.196.229.194 (talk) 18:53, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conditions unlikely to be confused with hyperfocus often involve repetition of thoughts or behaviors such as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, and some cases of traumatic brain injury. 

message: Two out of the three images in this article are weirdly nonspecific editorial-style images which seem out of place in an encyclopedia. The "adhd letters over papers" is like something from a listicle or business presentation — it is meaningless and adds nothing to the article. The brain lateralisation image is (as mentioned above) absurdly caricatured at best, and shouldn't be used as illustrative in an article which isn't about "criticisms of brain lateralisation theory". The first image is very vague too, but at least is vaguely illustrative of a concept mentioned in the article. I have removed the two editorial images, and I think the article is improved for it (but still needs a lot of work, as also mentioned above). 78.145.33.129 (talk) 13:12, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of editorial-style images