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A couple of times when I've played Dynasty Warriors with my girlfriend (who has ADHD diagnosis), I noticed that she would be literally running in circles having absolutely no idea where she was. She's not a gamer and controlling the camera can be finnicky for someone who isn't used to dual analogs, so there's that, but she also has trouble reading the minimap.

Yesterday I've had her play Crash Bandicoot 3 and she got "lost" in stage 2, the first underwater level. At the first sphere with electricity thingy, she thought she was supposed to keep going right, she didn't notice the pipe opening leading down.

Is "getting lost" like that common for people with ADHD?

She's also pretty lousy at Bomberman games, but she enjoys playing them.

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[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 week ago

Getting lost is not an ADHD thing. I've had ADHD my whole life and literally never get lost.

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's not a part of my ADHD, but it is a common ADHD problem, and my wife with ADHD has it. It's just not a universal ADHD thing.

[-] kindnesskills@literature.cafe 2 points 1 week ago

So what you're saying is... if none of your symptoms present that way, then ADHD cannot present that way for anyone else?

[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

Ah, yep, that's exactly what I wrote in my comment. Great reading comprehension.

[-] kindnesskills@literature.cafe 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I don't know if that's what you meant, but it's what you wrote.

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