Mike Long Hile: Fingers Faster than Words

will update later. r/adhd thread. r/ADHD community discusses - mixing up letters and words when typing or writing The text is a thread from the online forum Reddit, specifically from a subreddit dedicated to people with ADHD. The users of the subreddit are discussing the phenomenon of mixing up letters when typing or writing, with many users confirming that they experience this. The users go on to discuss whether this is a symptom of ADHD, dyslexia, or something else entirely, offering their personal experiences and observations to support their claims. A user named "charamander_" and a user named "Flaky_McFlake" reach the conclusion that the phenomenon is likely not dyslexia and is probably the result of a faster brain processing speed compared to the ability of one's hands to keep up. Descriptions of Mixed-Up Letters While Typing or Writing People with ADHD and autism on Reddit describe the experience of mixing up letters while typing or writing as their brains working faster than their hands [1, 2]. One user explains this as "my brain tries to drive multiple trains out of the station at once" [3]. Other users describe it as: Skipping entire words [4] Typing what they were saying instead of what they were trying to write [4] Skipping letters when handwriting because their hand can't move fast enough [5] Merging words together [5] Starting to write a word with a letter from the middle or end of the word [6] Writing the second letter of their name before the first [2] Some users note that this happens more often when they are typing quickly [7], typing on a laptop [4], excited or stressed [8], have had too much coffee [9], or are overstimulated [9]. They also report that it happens less frequently when handwriting because they have to focus more on forming the letters [10].