ADHD
Short for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. At a glance, a person with ADHD may appear to others as childish and should just "grow up" and do their duties. The person with ADHD may try very hard to do so, but instead finds themselves unable to operate as others expect.
What is it like to have ADHD?
Having ADHD has known downsides
These downsides affect the person with ADHD as well as those around them.
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prioritisation
- can manifest as important tasks being put aside for months or years
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Deficient emotional self-regulation - the inability to vent or process emotions, resulting in emotional outbursts which then have to be managed.
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- can manifest as emotional outbursts when the ADHD person perceives themselves as being judged - whether or not the judgment is fair
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Executive dysfunction, which combined with time blindness can result in ADHD procrastination
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Interrupting
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Not paying attention https://adapthd.com/topics/symptoms/8-behaviors-related-to-adhd-that-annoy-other-people/
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Fidgeting
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Talking too much
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Failure to commit
ADHD has some upsides
Hyoerfocus permits the greatest levels of skill.
Diagnosing ADHD
Getting an ADHD diagnosis is required to get ADHD medication.
ADHD can be Inattentive, Hyperactive-impulsive, or Combined. This can be read up in more accurate detail on a more reliable source such as the CDC page. ADHD is a serious condition and you shouldn't rely wholly on social media sources for this.
Diagnosis should be done by a professional. But I'm not sure what kind.
That said, I realised I both had ADHD and that ADHD was causing me trouble when I learned I was experiencing .
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Treating ADHD
ADHD is permanent, and while treatment for its negative aspects can be effective, there is 100% regression rate on symptoms - they are part of your character. That said, the negative side effects of ADHD can be handled in a variety of ways.