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What Am I Doing

Story added by connieblackwood on July 25, 2022

There are roughly one-sh*t billion tropes so PLEASE look through them before adding one. Otherwise add what you like. ADDITION: PLEASE read through the trope description provided before submitting something. It's not a huge deal but too often people submit characters that don't fit just because they misinterpreted the title...read more

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Fan Casting Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!(Hollywood ADD, Hollywood ADHD)

Role added by connieblackwood on September 2, 2023

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Description of Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny! (Hollywood ADD, Hollywood ADHD):

In media, the symptoms of attention deficit disorders tend to be exaggerated to the point of absurdity. Sufferers seem to be on a constant caffeine high. They are unable to maintain focus on anything for more than a few minutes before getting distracted by a shiny object, hence the trope title. There are a few simple reasons for this trope. First is a rampant misunderstanding about what ADHD actually is (in which case you should go do some research), resulting in the oversimplification and exaggeration. Second, it's much funnier to have a character who just fidgets and spaces out occasionally without having to worry about the realism of adding other dimensions to their personality.