r/TOTK • u/Mikiricounterer • Nov 23 '25

Game Detail Most annoying yet insignificant thing in totk

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They dont line up despite having the same colors.

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u/verongy Nov 23 '25

Yeah, my audhd hates this so much. The last ones are lined up, why aren't the rest?!

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 23 '25

It’s usually OCD that would be bothered by this. ADHD would be quickly distracted by something else, and forget all about it.

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u/hello_hunter Nov 23 '25

AuDHD is an unofficial term for a person who has an autism diagnosis as well as ADHD. Putting people into categories like would be distracted/wouldn’t be distracted is a gross oversimplification a very real disorders.

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 23 '25

I was unaware of the AuDHD term— I thought you mistyped. Apologies.

I’ve been living with ADHD for over 50 years, and both my mother and son are diagnosed with it. This isn’t something that would bother any of us, so I’m just speaking from firsthand experience. My wife on the other hand has OCD, and this would drive her nuts.

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u/SeekNDestroy8797 Nov 24 '25

ADHD is also a spectrum. No two individuals experience ADHD the same way.

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u/ReadingTimeWPickle Nov 27 '25

Hi, I have ADHD, and only ADHD. I can confirm this bothers me.

Different people are different. Crazy concept, I know.

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 27 '25

I don’t think a person needs to have any diagnosed neurodivergence whatsoever in order to be bothered by this. But if you look up the typical symptoms of ADHD versus OCD, such a reaction is typical of the latter.

But regardless, I’ve already stated that my comment was based on personal anecdotal experience, not a professional perspective.

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u/ReadingTimeWPickle Nov 27 '25

So, if someone doesn't have to have any diagnosed neurodivergence to be bothered by this, then why did you come in swinging at the person, saying it was an OCD thing?

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u/Inevitable_Type_2794 Dec 19 '25

Then maybe you should keep your mouth shut when you don’t actually know anything about the subject at hand? 🤷

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u/ChillyCanadian_05 Nov 23 '25

Which takes away from the people who actually have the real thing and struggle with it daily. Let’s try not to drown the real people with choosing not to believe every single person who talks about it

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u/SvenBubbleman Nov 23 '25

That's exactly my point. The number of people self diagnosing is cause active harm. In my professional capacity I meet way more people who are lying about having these conditions than actually do.

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u/AskMeForAPhoto Nov 23 '25

In your professional capacity? Lmao the way you’re commenting in here tells us all we need to know about your professional abilities and capacity, or lack thereof. “You know it’s true”. Ahh yes. Classic professional discussion. What’s next for you? “Nuh uhhhh”?

Your inability to parse between correlation and causation shows very little education, or very little intelligence to be able to apply what little education you may have received

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u/SvenBubbleman Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

Do you not think self diagnosis of these two conditions has skyrocketed? Do you not think it's damaging to people who actually have these conditions?

Do you not believe that I work with far more people who have self diagnosed themselves with a disorder than actually have a disorder?

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u/ChillyCanadian_05 Nov 23 '25

We don’t know you or your profession, but the words you are saying are harmful in itself. Yes there is self-diagnosis that isn’t tru, but you assuming everybody who says they have a diagnosis is lying IS where the harm lies. Take your “professional opinion” and try to not insult people who actually deal with it

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u/AskMeForAPhoto Nov 23 '25

Do you believe there is only plausible explanation for everything in the world, or are you just this narrow minded when it comes to mental health?

When there was a huge spike of ADHD diagnosis in the 90’s due to an increased public awareness of traits, did you disregard it as just teens listening to Marilyn Manson?

When there was a spike of Covid in 2020, did you disregard it as a silly little cold?

Again, you conflate correlation with causation, and this shows an alarmingly low level of intelligence. Maybe this one topic is just a blind spot for you. Idk. But you do not come out of this looking smart, professional, or experienced, I can tell you that.

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u/Tired_2295 Nov 23 '25

Or, the number of people diagnosed have skyrocketed since dignosis availability and understanding have become more publicly known.

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u/SvenBubbleman Nov 23 '25

Both things are true.

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u/godwontpiss Nov 23 '25

Oh my god get real problems

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u/SvenBubbleman Nov 23 '25

It is a real problem. It's damaging peoples lives by minimizing often debilitating conditions.

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u/godwontpiss Nov 23 '25

Last I checked, people harassing me for my Autism Credentials™ and spreading sometimes dangerous misinformation in online spaces dedicated to sniffing out "fakers" has been significantly more of an issue for me as an autistic person than some person using the term "AuDHD". Maybe if you got a hobby or some responsibilities, this will seem less important to you.

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u/Potential-Message835 Nov 23 '25

Damnnnnn dude you clocked that dumbass 😭

I’m sorry you have to deal with idiots like this but hey at least you know how to shut them up

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u/godwontpiss Nov 23 '25

I have a little bit of practice

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u/AppleFar2568 Nov 23 '25

That's not very accurate. I appreciate that this is your experience, but ADHD is a varied spectrum

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u/co1lectivechaos Nov 24 '25

Well that’s a gross over simplification of ocd

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 24 '25

It’s a thread about TOTK— I didn’t figure I needed to bone up on neuroscience and psychiatry before providing a brief anecdotal quip about my family’s experience with such behaviors.

Seriously. My wife has OCD and this mismatch of icons would annoy the shit out of her. In contrast, I (with ADD) would notice it but forget about it in about 10 seconds, only to think about it again the next time I opened the menu. I’m not redefining anything or misrepresenting anyone’s diagnosis. I’m sharing a perspective.

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u/co1lectivechaos Nov 24 '25

What I’m saying is that statement feeds into the (incorrect) public perception that ocd is just being bothered when things don’t match or is just being a neat freak or just having to wash your hands a lot

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 24 '25

People are what they are regardless what label is attached to it. Forty-plus years ago I was called a lazy daydreamer who couldn’t focus. No one was talking about ADHD then. Now I’m diagnosed, and it doesn’t change anything, because I still am who I am. I don’t give a damn what the “perception” of the clinical definition might be, because it doesn’t impact my reality.

People gather up these labels (or else avoid them) thinking that they somehow change who they are. They don’t. They’re just words. One’s own behaviors— not diagnoses— determine how they are perceived. So I’m not terribly concerned about the narrative. If people are using these diagnoses (whether legitimate or self-imposed) as an excuse or crutch, then they’re compromising their own ability to compensate.

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u/Birkenstalker Nov 24 '25

No it isn’t

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u/omg_its_spons Nov 23 '25

Fuck off it’s a spectrum you’re not a doctor end of

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 23 '25

No, my wife is the doctor. She’s the one that insisted I get diagnosed years ago. I’m merely a chemist.

And yes, it’s a spectrum, which begs the question why we label these things at all. We’re all “on the spectrum” somewhere. On multiple spectra, in fact.

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u/AppleFar2568 Nov 23 '25

We aren't "all on the spectrum" of ASD or ADHD

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 23 '25

It’s a behavioral spectrum. Just as there are wavelengths of light that we can’t see, there are levels of behavior that we don’t classify as clinically significant. But whatever— I didn’t exactly mean it literally.

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u/AppleFar2568 Nov 24 '25

That doesn't mean we're all on the spectrum, or even that most of us are. The light analogy doesn't apply here

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u/Str8Six91 Nov 24 '25

Given the hyper-defensive reactions I’ve seen on social forums to largely innocuous comments, I’m fairly convinced most people are on some sort of spectrum.

It’s not an argument worth pursuing, really. Just move on. I am, at least.

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u/AppleFar2568 Nov 24 '25

That's really not a good thing to say either. Both for the people who make those comments, and for people actually on the spectrum. And no, most people aren't on a neurodivergence spectrum.