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.

• Deficient emotional self-regulation - the inability to vent or process emotions, resulting in emotional outbursts which then have to be managed.
• Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
• Time blindness
• Executive dysfunction, which can result in ADHD procrastination

ADHD has some upsides

Diagnosing ADHD

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.

• Tools to succeed at remote work with ADHD
• Programs, coaching, and therapy for ADHD
• ADHD medication