“Those with the condition don’t have a shortage of attention. They pay too much attention to everything”
“People with ADHD are disorganized, because just about every organizational system out there is built on two things — prioritization and time management — that individuals with ADHD do not do well.”
“People with ADHD do not fit in the standard school system, which is built on repeating what someone else thinks is important and relevant.”
“People with ADHD do not flourish in the standard job that pays people to work on what someone else (namely, the boss) thinks is important.”
“People with ADHD have a hard time choosing between alternatives, because everything has the same lack of importance. To them, all of the alternatives look the same.”
“People with an ADHD nervous system know that, if they get engaged with a task, they can do it. Far from being damaged goods, people with an ADHD nervous system are bright and clever.”
“The main problem is that they were given a neurotypical owner’s manual at birth. It works for everyone else, not for them.” #adhdtwitter #this #YES #ADHD
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