I’m sorry, but your father had no understanding / appreciation of neurodiversity and what some people need to do to be able to focus on the spoken word. I come from a family of academics. They’re by no means perfect, but I’ve never heard of any of them adopt this unsupportive attitude.
My father was neurodiverse, as am I. I can’t concentrate on a lecture if I try to take notes. Stop trying to speak for all neurodiverse people
I've never said that I'm trying to speak for ALL neurodivergent people. My original reply didn’t say that.
So we’re different. You and your father aren’t representative of all neurodiverse people. Those of us with ADHD tendencies need to write to be able to focus on what we’re hearing. Preventing people from writing *to help them listen* would likely have had the opposite effect on many.
Wrong again with your generalisations. My father and I are both textbook cases of high level AD(H)D
Ok. I should’ve said some / many of us with ADHD. Look, I’m sorry for upsetting you. But as I say, I really don’t think your father’s attitude discouraging students from taking notes would have been helpful to a number of his students.
The question is, what is the purpose of a lecture?
If you want me to be able to focus on what’s being said, you’d better let me take notes. I’d you want me to drift off with my own thoughts, then feel free to discourage me from taking notes.
That’s interesting. I have ADHD and also dyspraxia, and taking notes makes it impossible for me to listen to what’s being said. So does just sitting. What I need is to be doing something else with my hands. Knitting, building Lego, something like that.
I used to work as a maths tutor and I had a pupil who drew constantly whilst listening. He went on to study design at university
Yes, doodling also works.
You have 50 minutes Thony, a whiteboard, slides if you want them and whatever props you wish to employ.
*neurodivergent
Thank you 🙃
Sorry am too autistic not to point it out lol