ADHD Dolphining. This happens when an ADHD person is relating to the conversation in a seemingly unrelated way because they have taken a deep dive inside and come up for air with the afterthought, leaving the rest of us confused. Most ADHD people can follow these thought processes in each other as you see in the video, but NT friends and sometimes even other neurospicy friends have trouble keeping up.

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You ever hang out with an ADHD person and you guys are talking about something normal, maybe you’re observing something around you, talking about this business or that, and then for a few minutes, everything’s completely silent, and then the ADHDer pulls out something that feels like it’s just completely random, and they’re like, “huh, I wonder if there are more African elephants than Indian elephants left in the world”, and it’s like where, where did this come from?

This is called dolphining (or porpoising).

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I’m sure there’s a fancy scientific name for it, but I prefer to call it Dolphin Mind.
I guarantee most everyone on #TeamADHD knows this feeling.
Here’s what it looks like to NTs.
Me: What a lovely pond.
NT: Yeah, it’s nice.
Me: I’ve always wanted nunchucks.
NT: !?

In reality, here’s what our Dolphin Minds do.
Me Out Loud: What a lovely pond.
Me in my Head: Oh hey, there’s a
turtle!
MimH: I LOVE Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles.
MimH: But who’s the best?
MimH: Michelangelo for sure.
NT: Yeah, it’s nice.
MOL: I’ve always wanted nunchuks.

Our brains don’t wait for a response
from the other person. It’s not
rudeness or impatience. We can’t
control it. It’s just how our brains work.
So, NTs only see what breaches the
surface, which is just a fraction of
what’s happening.

If NTs could glimpse beneath the
surface, I’m certain the onslaught of
thoughts would overwhelm them.
Most NTs I know seem to get
overwhelmed just talking to me. They
couldn’t handle the sheer volume of
thinking that goes on beneath the
surface.

ADHD minds are built for speed, which
leads to confusion by observers. And
typically we can explain how we got
from Point A to Point Z, but the other
person doesn’t really care. They only
care about the surface thoughts
because that’s all they can see.

What’s most troubling for me is that I
frequently forget that nobody else can
see what’s going on beneath the
surface. The conversation in my head
is so vivid and so real that it’s
confusing FOR ME when I realize the
other person doesn’t know what I’m
talking about.

Your Dolphin Mind is amazing and just
because NTs don’t know how to
appreciate it doesn’t mean it’s not
amazing and appreciated. I love your
Dolphin Mind.

@3TrackMind79 on Twitter via “Twitter Thread Explains The ‘Dolphin Mind’ Of People With ADHD – Memebase – Funny Memes”

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