• Corn@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    That doesnt work with all kids, my nephew gives up instantly when theres a technical barrier as simple as picking the correct video cable out of a pile of cables and just accepts that its beyond his ability.

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      2 days ago

      Can I ask how old he is? I was doing that when I was like 5 or 6. But I was born in the '80s so I had a parent that could teach me and let me figure out the rest as it came. Also helped we had color-coded RCA jacks and I could reach magazines and manuals by the time s-video was common enough.

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        2 days ago

        14 or 15. He has really bad ADHD, even his distractions get cut off by other distractions until he is overwhelmed and then just incapable of the effort of figuring out why the DP he is trying to plug into an HDMI slot is “too small”.

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          Ah. Well, we had those types too back in the day. Hopefully he gets the help he needs. If not then there’s still a chance his motivation will overcome his diagnosis, but I’m not a childhood ADHD expert. I only work with adults for their meds and such.