If people knew what ADHD actually was, I would disclose it all the time. What's difficult to navigate (esp in professional spaces) is working out what assumptions people already hold about it and will project onto you.
I talk about ADHD at work now, mostly bc a lot of people told me their own suspicions about being neurodivergent after I privately shared with them, and I feel like being visible is a way I can tangible help them. I do well enough at work that there isn't too much risk for me.
But, I'm also always wondering "what does this person think ADHD is, and how do those beliefs shape how they see me?". Do they notice my small mistakes more now? Do they think I'm lying because I'm not stereotypically hyperactive?
Ultimately the reason I DO disclose at work is because I want to challenge people's misconceptions and show them a more varied picture of ADHD than the stereotypes. But it's bizarre knowing how wrong so many people are about it, and what that means for their perceptions of me.
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