I don't think this is an ADHD thing. Brains delude us into false senses of control in all kinds of ways. For example, withdrawal reflexes like jerking a hand back from a too-hot surface are carried out by neurons in the spinal cord before the too-hot signal has even traveled to the brain - but we feel as if that jerk was a conscious decision. Recognizing that fake sense of control is an illusion is helpful in figuring out what few levers we do have and learning to use them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflex_arc

The brain will receive the input while the reflex is being carried out and the analysis of the signal takes place after the reflex action.

[–] ChilledPeppers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah. Everyone I ever talked to refers to their brain in third person.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Most of my friends have at least a touch of adhd, autism, or usually both.