What Is Monotropism (pt. 1 of 3) | The Neurocuriosity Club

Monotropism is a relatively new theory for neurodivergent minds, and I'm a bit hooked on it right now.
Here are all the resources I used to research for this video:
www.autisticrealms.com/post/m...
monotropism.org/
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/m...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf...
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dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/
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[@RowanRiverstone]

AuDHD makes this so trippy. Routine is both anathema to me and comforting at the same time. 😂

[@TheNeurocuriosityClub]

We'll talk about monotropism in auDHD in part 3!!!

[@RowanRiverstone]

@@TheNeurocuriosityClub Awesome! I'm looking forward to it.

[@midwinter78]

I wonder if plain old autistic attention is like a flashlight held by a steady hand and AuDHD attention is like a flashlight that darts from spot to spot, pausing briefly then moving on. I also wonder whether there's any connection with what the meditation people call "single-pointed" attention.

[@TheNeurocuriosityClub]

Ooohhh, I'm not much into meditation, so I'm not sure, but I definitely agree that auDHD is when the flashlight is spinning around wildly!

[@ronjaj.addams-ramstedt1023]

Monotropism might be one biochemical / neurological root of PTSD and C-PTSD, too - maybe? At least when I start to flare or have a flashback, the flare/flashback usually has a mentally "sticky" quality: it is difficult to get to fully stop and it easily restarts, from a pretty small startle or something else seemingly trivial.

[@TheNeurocuriosityClub]

Yes, monotropism is a fundamental feature of autism, but there's more and more research indicating it with trauma, OCD, and more!

[@MrDaydreamer1584]

'monotropism' is a cool term but I just call it 'tunnel vision'

[@crowkraehenfrau2604]

It's not "prism"... the r doesn't go in there!