@NomeDaBarbarian, who describes himself as an accidental ADHD Advocate and a Queer Redneck, tweeted this insightful thread about how ADHD, as described, isn’t as experienced. Meaning that the way the symptoms are describe is just a lit of behaviors that piss off parents and teachers. I never thought of it this way, but he’s absolutely right. This is super unfair to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Here’s the thread with tons of examples of this:
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The bit about adult’s having coping mechanisms is so true! I did one of those online self-assessments for ADHD and one of the questions was “Do you have difficulty sitting through meetings?” My answer is “No, because I’m a grown-ass adult and have self control, but it causes me physical pain to stay still for that long”