The ADHD Adults Podcast Episode 94 Metacognition: Thinking about thinking and ADHD
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Apr 3, 2023 AI Snips
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Metacognition Difficulty in ADHD
- Metacognition involves reflecting on your own thoughts and abilities, which is often impaired in people with ADHD.
- This leads to difficulty accurately assessing what one is good or bad at and understanding one's behavior.
Attention Impairs Self-Awareness
- Attention deficits in ADHD impair metacognition, making self-awareness and self-reporting unreliable.
- People with ADHD may both overestimate and underestimate their abilities inconsistently.
Sam's Overcommitment Anecdote
- Sam often overcommits by volunteering for tasks she hasn't done before, driven by impulsivity and positive illusion.
- She manages to complete them but experiences extreme stress and exhaustion afterward.