Rasmussen Gitte Vandborg, Thomsen Per Hove, Lemcke Sanne, Andersen Rikke Sand
Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Cult Med Psychiatry. 2025 Sep;49(3):836-856. doi: 10.1007/s11013-025-09910-x. Epub 2025 Apr 29.
With this article, we set out to introduce a dynamic and expansive notion of what it means to live with ADHD. Based on ethnographic fieldwork among families living with ADHD in Denmark and inspired by Thomas Fuchs' Eigenzeit [own-time], we forward the notion of "own-time space" as a means of examining the dynamic nature of ADHD. Own-time spaces connect the lived experience of ADHD and time to space. Own-time spaces are situations where the presence or absence of others, and cultural expectations related to timing or tempo enter complex, rhythmic interactions in ways that allow ADHD symptoms to fade into the background. We suggest that own-time spaces are characterized by space, rhythm, and imagistic thinking, and add to our existing knowledge of shielding as a therapeutic effort in ADHD treatment. With own-time space we emphasize that shielding is not just a matter of place or protection from stimuli, but also involves temporal, meaning-making, and relational dimensions. Own-time spaces are dynamic environments where individuals can navigate and negotiate their own rhythms and temporalities and foster a sense of agency and thriving.
在本文中，我们着手引入一个关于患有注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）意味着什么的动态且宽泛的概念。基于在丹麦对患有ADHD的家庭进行的人种志实地调查，并受托马斯·富克斯的“自有时间”概念启发，我们提出“自有时间空间”这一概念，作为审视ADHD动态本质的一种方式。自有时间空间将ADHD的生活体验与时间和空间联系起来。自有时间空间是这样的情境，在其中他人的在场或缺席，以及与时间安排或节奏相关的文化期望，以让ADHD症状退居次要地位的方式进入复杂的节奏互动之中。我们认为自有时间空间的特点是空间、节奏和意象思维，并丰富了我们现有的关于屏蔽作为ADHD治疗中的一种治疗手段的知识。通过自有时间空间，我们强调屏蔽不仅关乎地点或免受刺激，还涉及时间、意义构建和关系维度。自有时间空间是动态环境，在其中个体能够驾驭和协商自身的节奏与时间安排，并培养一种能动感和蓬勃发展的感觉。
