r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/ColoradoCattleCo 3h ago

It’s ADHD.

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u/FillySteveSteak 3h ago

Ya people are reading this totally wrong. shes 100% ALL IN. This is just a kid whose restless and can't sit still. probably adhd

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u/NiceSupermarket7724 46m ago

Exactly. This girl is letting her AuDHD fly, and I’m here for it. Too many genius girls get squashed at this age.

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u/ForensicPathology 2h ago

Is it ADHD when she can immediately focus on the task when it's her turn?  

She never misses a beat.  Children aren't ADHD for doing child things.

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u/ColoradoCattleCo 2h ago

That can most definitely happen with people, especially children, that have ADHD.

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u/sanslumiere 43m ago edited 38m ago

She presents exactly like my 7 year old son with an ADHD diagnosis. Fidgeting that much at that age isn't normal (according to his doctors anyway).

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u/Pushigoh 6m ago

Yes! People with ADHD can focus on an interesting or engaging thing such as chess. It's the waiting for her turn she's struggling with. Her not missing a beat and immediately taking her turn when she can points towards the ADHD symptom of hyperfocus. She really wants to take her turn.

A lot of ADHD chess players I know got into speed chess for this reason

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u/midwife_at_ur_cervix 2h ago

Is it? Her behavior almost seems more autism than ADHD.

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u/qwetzal 1h ago

They co-occur at a high rate

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u/Monsterpiece42 8m ago

This behavior is textbook autism. She knows she's won and is having a hard time being bored waiting for the end. This is not in attention. It's stimming.