Post by Diane on Feb 14, 2004 15:02:55 GMT -5
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Where do ADDers go when they space out and why can't they just say, "I'll think about that later?" I offer an answer to this question and a glimpse inside the head of a person with ADD. My hope is that this insight may spark a new look at the existing research and prompt confirming studies. I named this peculiar experience a "blink," an identifiable characteristic that distinguishes the blink phenomenon as an experience unique to ADDers. Others with ADD have called them "skips," "thoughts racing," "spacing out," "tune outs," "static," "thoughts," or "gaps," because the person skips over, tunes out, or has gaps in awareness of events going on around them.