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ADHD · Glossary term

Learned Helplessness

Acting less capable than they are so you'll rescue them from a non-preferred task. Not malicious — a resiliency gap. Don't take over. “I don't remember how to put my lunchbox in my bag.” (after doing it many times)

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Generating age-6–8 examples for "Learned Helplessness"…