First off, sorry if this was discussed extensively in the past, but I did not come up with old threads that covered the topic from this angle.
Today, my girlfriend, who has high-functioning autism, tried to type herself with my assistance. She consistently places between certain types, so to speak, with relatively few clear indicators. We feel as if her autism measurably shifts her intuition and perception in a way that makes her fall out of the traditional types. Originally, we thought she’d be ISTJ, but now my girlfriend mostly considers INTP as correct. We theorize that autism, which hampers people sensing, caused a shift from N to S, and having trouble with being spontaneous caused a shift from P to J.
As for me, I have a somewhat severe form of ADHD, and whilst I am fairly sure that I am an INFP I tend to end up with an INFJ result quite often. For me, I suppose that being impulsive as heck might override any planning function or capability I might otherwise possess, thereby shifting my type towards INFP (yes, I know the stack is different for INFP / INTJ, but the results are consistent). Since receiving medication 3 years ago, I have also noticed that Ritalin tends to dull my exceptional people sensing ability somewhat whilst improving my planning ability a lot. It seems as if my focus shifts from feeling to intuition, which still very much works.
Please excuse if I have factual errors regarding the types, I am still somewhat new at this, but this is something we both are really wondering about. What is everyone's experience or thoughts about this?
EDIT: Maybe I should add an example of how ADHD affected me. ADHD had completely killed any self-worth I might have had. Apparently, I am highly gifted, and with ADHD preventing me from ever getting anything done or concentrating for extended lengths of time I always regarded myself as an utter failure whilst not knowing WHY I was defective. I loathed myself for being smart, yet failing at everything I ever attempted. Now that I am slowly recovering from that and getting things done I would never have thought possible I find that I have increasingly less trouble with standing my ground, speaking my mind and expecting things from people... which would have a very noticeable effect on typing, I suppose.
Today, my girlfriend, who has high-functioning autism, tried to type herself with my assistance. She consistently places between certain types, so to speak, with relatively few clear indicators. We feel as if her autism measurably shifts her intuition and perception in a way that makes her fall out of the traditional types. Originally, we thought she’d be ISTJ, but now my girlfriend mostly considers INTP as correct. We theorize that autism, which hampers people sensing, caused a shift from N to S, and having trouble with being spontaneous caused a shift from P to J.
As for me, I have a somewhat severe form of ADHD, and whilst I am fairly sure that I am an INFP I tend to end up with an INFJ result quite often. For me, I suppose that being impulsive as heck might override any planning function or capability I might otherwise possess, thereby shifting my type towards INFP (yes, I know the stack is different for INFP / INTJ, but the results are consistent). Since receiving medication 3 years ago, I have also noticed that Ritalin tends to dull my exceptional people sensing ability somewhat whilst improving my planning ability a lot. It seems as if my focus shifts from feeling to intuition, which still very much works.
Please excuse if I have factual errors regarding the types, I am still somewhat new at this, but this is something we both are really wondering about. What is everyone's experience or thoughts about this?
EDIT: Maybe I should add an example of how ADHD affected me. ADHD had completely killed any self-worth I might have had. Apparently, I am highly gifted, and with ADHD preventing me from ever getting anything done or concentrating for extended lengths of time I always regarded myself as an utter failure whilst not knowing WHY I was defective. I loathed myself for being smart, yet failing at everything I ever attempted. Now that I am slowly recovering from that and getting things done I would never have thought possible I find that I have increasingly less trouble with standing my ground, speaking my mind and expecting things from people... which would have a very noticeable effect on typing, I suppose.
