So this is my least favourite kind of response to this. I understand not every person with ADHD (or even anything else) will have the same traits. So if you don't vibe with it that's cool. Not saying 'some' is not the same as saying ' all'. But this super feels like gatekeeping.
https://twitter.com/Ana__George/status/1384280808693768192
See I was diagnosed late, at 34.
Part of that is I don't fit in to some of the typical stereotypes. I'm ADHD-C, and clinically more hyperactive - but, that hyperactivity is mostly internal. I also grew up poor, where adhd kids are more likely to be dismissed as 'naughty'
Part of that is I don't fit in to some of the typical stereotypes. I'm ADHD-C, and clinically more hyperactive - but, that hyperactivity is mostly internal. I also grew up poor, where adhd kids are more likely to be dismissed as 'naughty'
My mum, almost certainly has it, and I can see traits of ADHD and autism throughout her side of the family. So she would have perceived my behaviour as normal. Also, she had me late. She's in her 70s now. 'hyperkinetic impulse disorder' wasn't recognised until she was 22.
ADHD didn't get that name until I was 1. And the criteria we have for it wasn't til I myself was 22.
It wasn't actually until a friend suggested it to me Last Year, that I thought ADHD was even a possibility for me - because understanding is so poor, I had no idea what it was rly
It wasn't actually until a friend suggested it to me Last Year, that I thought ADHD was even a possibility for me - because understanding is so poor, I had no idea what it was rly
And so back to the Qtd. I read up a lot. You might say I hyperfocused on it. And while, yes, I found a lot that made sense, it wasn't until I started engaging with ADHD communities online that I started seeing real life, relatable examples of what I actually experienced.
So. To my VS post. I wrote that in 5 minutes, I had an idea based off a conversation with other ADHD folks here and ran with it. I *know* they could have been edited different ways. I am an editor. But I think theyre a good visual representation of what I was talking about.
See. It's *not* just stream of conscious vs technical. This is how I write naturally. The only way I can think to write in the moment. It takes effort to unpick it to something 'professional'. And any editor *I* have ever had will tell you I don't always nail it.
Despite the fact I actually know all the rules, and apply them to others.
Where I think the real intersection with ADHD (and Autism) comes is in a defined behavioural trait for these ND conditions that's actually in the DSM. That's part of the diagnostic criteria.
Where I think the real intersection with ADHD (and Autism) comes is in a defined behavioural trait for these ND conditions that's actually in the DSM. That's part of the diagnostic criteria.
How we often fail, or don't even see the point in, adjusting and augmenting our behaviour or speech for different contexts.
Ie. We act and speak the same way with an employer as we would a friend.
Ie. We act and speak the same way with an employer as we would a friend.
See I'm not just talking about prose here. I *can't* just write a news piece or technical document like B of the bat. Or, at least, I can but it'll take me 10x longer than if I write A first and edit into B.
But that's true of other professional communication too.
But that's true of other professional communication too.
Slack, social media, emails. Its not a style choice, it's a rejection of, or inability to see, the point of changing my voice to suit a formal context.
And that, is what I think a lot of people are relating to here.
And that, is what I think a lot of people are relating to here.
So yes. Its boiled down. Yes it's simple. (can I just remind everybody we're on twitter for a sec).
when other adhd folks are being snarky at those posts, I want you to know that's gatekeeping.
This isn't quirk. This is a thing. That's WHY someone with 1k followers goes viral.
when other adhd folks are being snarky at those posts, I want you to know that's gatekeeping.
This isn't quirk. This is a thing. That's WHY someone with 1k followers goes viral.
Tldr: inability or unwillingness to change writing styles to suit context is a manifestation of an identifiable adhd trait and if you're popping off at people because it isn't quite your experience you can do one.
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