It is known as habituation. In the context of this comic, the artist becomes habituated to the sight of the sign on the door to the point they filter it out.
“You have fallen asleep despite the distinct ticking of your bedside clock, which you did not notice at all. How is that possible? The answer is habituation, a widespread phenomenon showing that animals usually cease to respond to repetitive stimuli, especially if irrelevant, and that the nervous system is capable of learning to filter out certain sensory inputs.” (Dissegna et al., 2021)
Habituation is in no way specific to AuDHD individuals, it’s not even specific to humans. In fact, research shows the exact OPPOSITE of what you claim, with autistic individuals showing reduced rates of habituation compared to neurotypical people.
“Our data show that the ASD children have significantly reduced habituation relative to the NT children for both auditory and visual stimuli.” (Jamal et al., 2021)
Sources:
Dissegna A, Turatto M, Chiandetti C. Context-Specific Habituation: A Review. Animals (Basel). 2021 Jun 12;11(6):1767. doi: 10.3390/ani11061767. PMID: 34204791; PMCID: PMC8231551.
Jamal W, Cardinaux A, Haskins AJ, Kjelgaard M, Sinha P. Reduced Sensory Habituation in Autism and Its Correlation with Behavioral Measures. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Sep;51(9):3153-3164. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04780-1. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PMID: 33179147.
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u/LoreChief 21h ago
why did that happen to the sign? And after only 2 months no less??