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I always find this interesting because my story went something like this:
"ADHD are just people with normal impulses, but more frequent and less able to control them"
"I'm smart and able to multitask really well. Sure I fixate on things sometimes but everyone does. And of course I can have that espresso before bed. Caffeine doesn't affect me."
"Everyone creates patterns in their life to remember basic things. Counting steps in my daily routine, time boxing tasks with alarms, and giving myself lots of little rewards is just efficient time management. I wouldn't call it a coping mechanism"
"Having kids is stressful and my patterns are broken, that's normal right? I should talk to someone."
"What do you mean I'm 'ADHD as fuck'. You're a doctor, that's not appropriate language"
"This medication reduces a lot of my internal anxiety and let's be be in control of my life. I had no idea normal people felt like this all the time"
So, please, tell us how neurodivergent traits all seem normal to you. And welcome to the club.
You just described me perfectly. I'm currently at the "What do you mean 'I'm ADHD as fuck'" step.
I mean that is a pretty good description of it. The impulses aren't a neurodivergent trait, it's the frequency and reduced ability to control them that are neurodivergent.
I would agree with you except that there's a massive disparity of diagnosis based on gender and race and age. There are a lot of absolutely valid self-diagnosis out there, by people who have been overlooked by the system.