ADHD memes

Do all your countries still call it ADHD? I know it as ADHS (syndrome instead of disorder)

But to the topic, my son is 6 years old, and we won’t just ignore it 🫶🏻

Was diagnosed at 35, apparently my dad had it, would have been good to know. Going through life wondering why everyone is smarter than myself. It's not always ADHD, sometimes people will say such non sense that we will wonder why we don't get it.

Apparently, when I was a kid my grandfather said no to any prescription or diagnoses of ADHD. I faintly remember that. Well it's still there

Yeah, I feel this so hard. I only got diagnosed with ADHD in my mid 20s and now just starting the process of getting assessed for Autism.

It’s been a rough childhood with my family taking the route of learning through negative reinforcement, which did not feel consistent and sometimes the punishment was sometimes spaced far enough in time from when I did a bad thing that I didn’t know what I was being punished for sometimes. It also didn’t help that I got bullied a lot in school if I’m just not left alone, sometimes even initiated by staff too (not the teachers).

I’ve only found my childhood psychologist report recently that I was recommended to get tested for a condition that has long since been rolled into the autism spectrum.

The funny thing is my family didn’t want me to “catch” autism so I never got assessed.

Now I get to maybe be diagnosed AND work on the issues I have from what I used to think was all my fault, that I was lazy, etc etc.

Good fun! /s

TBH people don't really "have" these things. People exhibit "symptoms" that are described as these things. For me it's the difference between "having a disorder" (helpless, exploitable) and "having a natural reaction to a dysfunctional society" (aware, empowered).

Other than getting access to medication, I've personally never quite understood what difference a diagnosis makes. Having an ADHD diagnosis is an explanation, not excuse. My dishes will remain undone independent of whether it's due to laziness or executive dysfunction. What matters is what is, not why it is.

When my nephew was little, he was wild. Like had to have that backpack with a leash or else if you look away for a second he was 20 yards away wild. Then he started going to school and got kicked out of a couple schools for hitting other kids because they would change the rules of the game halfway through. We heard that they got him tested but never admitted to us that he had autism, even when we all pretty much knew. I don't think they finally said it to any of us until he was like in high school and has been home schooled for the last 10 or so years.

I don't know if they've ever told him about it or not. Looking back it's all clear, but back then he was just a hyper little shit who didn't listen. Knowing would've made watching him a lot easier

Wait, I'm supposed to think I'm not those things if I know about my condition?

This was 45 years of my life.

I'm almost 55 and I still think it was all my fault.

My Diagnosis

~ Rachael Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

No, stupid. Everyone is different. Im still undiagnosed but I concluded -probably because I had good parents- that I have struggles like everyone else. Concluded that I was smart, just not in the regular way sometimes, and that my struggles are unique and my own personal battles. Im not a perfect adult now but no one is, but I am still pretty awesome.

Edit: I concluded its much better to have a positive attitude and the only one I can fix something about is my self

i understand the frustration, but this post is just trying to upset people