This was me during my youth - quiet, polite and serene on the outside, white noise on the inside. Teachers couldn't work out why I excelled at some things and failed totally at others, they thought I was smart but not applying myself to my work. It took me til my 30s to get a diagnosis.

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 47 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

"a pleasure to have in class, but needs to apply herself"

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks for the flashbacks.

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