I genuinely wonder if that is how it works for neurotypicals. Like, is the only way they can fail if they consciously decide that they don't give a fuck about something?? Can they just be told "Apply yourself" and go "You know what, maybe I will" and then magically improve?? That sounds completely outlandish..

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

A lot of people simply do not understand what it's like to have ADHD. I remember sitting at our dining room table for hours most evenings, staring at my math homework and wondering why I couldn't wrap my brain around it when all the other kids seemed to find it so easy.

Turns out when you can't visualize things in your head it makes doing math very hard. Give me 70mg of Vyvanse and I'm all over it. Without it, I can't even recall a phone number that I literally just looked at. I have to punch the digits one at a time while constantly looking back at the number.

You can't just will your brain into getting hormones and neurotransmitters to the right places. Who knew.