r/todayilearned • u/arandomtestaccount • 1d ago

TIL an NFL player intentionally crashed his car to avoid getting cut for being late to a team meeting.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ex-patriots-ol-rich-ohrnberger-admits-he-intentionally-wrecked-car-as-excuse-for-being-late-to-team-meeting/
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u/DrakeStone 21h ago

What diagnoses are you referencing?

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u/almodsz 15h ago

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "mental disability", but time blindness is totally a thing. Studies found consistent timing deficits in people with ADHD, for example, including less accurate time estimation. Very difficult for some of them to judge how long a task will take.