Finding the Word
"adhd autism and dyslexias are all features i feel like my biggest rel disabilty is being stuck in the momemnt deep very deep but very narrow , that why i am building this prosthetic" ā 2025-12 | Intellectual DNA
October 22, 2025
The day I learned "monotropism" exists.
25+ months of describing it in my own words.
Then someone handed me the vocabulary.
The Recognition
"stuck in the momemnt deep very deep but very narrow"
- "stuck" = can't shift easily
- "deep very deep" = recursive, all the way down
- "but very narrow" = single channel
This is Murray's attention tunnelling. This is Lawson's SAACA. This is what I'd been living and describing for years.
The Reframe
"adhd autism and dyslexias are all features"
They're not the core disability.
They're manifestations.
The core: monotropic attention in a polytropic world.
What Changed
Before:
- "I have ADHD and autism"
- Multiple diagnoses
- Something wrong with me
- Fighting it
After:
- "I'm monotropic"
- One explanation
- Different cognitive style
- Building for it
ā monotropism.org ā The official resource