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[–] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 50 points 6 months ago (4 children)

…I really need to get tested for ADHD. This community has single-handedly convinced me.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Last time I tried I was told there was no way to have it if you did well in earlier school years :/

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You were misled. What if your microfocus was school work?

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wait you're telling me studying uninterruptedly for 15 hours a day with a focus that would make a jedi jealous for four weeks in a row and not being able to get yourself up to go to lectures the rest of the time isn't the normal way how people graduate best in class?

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

(I’m the 4th square in the meme): You all graduated?

I think it's fair to say that schoolwork just outpaces attention span and focus at some point. Many people do well in their first years, and the struggles often only manifest themselves when more and more subjects get added, each with higher workloads than before.

Makes a lot of sense, but some people just cling to the but you did so well in elementary school thing

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

You're normally expected to have lifelong symptoms, but that doesn't mean you had to do badly in school.

You can constantly daydream, lose stuff and turn up late for everything and still ace tests, at least early on. It gets harder to get away with this later in life.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

just dropping in to say that as a clinician, most of what is posted in here is bullshit. it's actually pretty frustrating and ill probably have to unsub soon. for my own sanity.

I mean get assessed but dont take anything you see here seriously. ANYTHING.

[–] Doxin@pawb.social 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Or perhaps clinicians are generally unfamiliar with the lived experience of ADHD. I'm diagnosed, and nothing any medical professional told me has helped jack shit so far.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

the lived exp of someone with ADHD? my doxin in christ, why do you think I'm on this sub?

[–] BeAware_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

Apparently to critisize what ADHD folks experience...

Rule 1. Clinician or not, just because it effects other people, doesn't mean it doesn't effect those with ADHD. We're not doctors, we're people with lived experiences that always tell people to get checked by a doctor if they're affected by these symptoms in a way that it effects their lives.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 points 6 months ago

You maybe have ADHD, but you and also OP probably also have a bunch of other stuff that may or may not be diagnosed that explains all those symptoms.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also a ton of overlap with autism

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Was about to say most of what's in OP is Autist not Adist.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago

There's a ton of overlap between the two, to the point where if you have one you should subscribe to the others community because the memes will still be very relatable