ADHDers often forget their symptoms amidst action.
When you tell me 8 things to remember, I think I can. When I say I'll do that chore later, I believe it.
Knowing symptoms isn't always enough for me to admit when I need help.
My 10 favorite ADHD tweets/threads of the week:
When you tell me 8 things to remember, I think I can. When I say I'll do that chore later, I believe it.
Knowing symptoms isn't always enough for me to admit when I need help.
My 10 favorite ADHD tweets/threads of the week:
ADHD is a mostly invisible disorder, which makes it easy for others to dismiss or deny its existence.
But we can do the same.
It's easy to think you "should" be able to do something without extra help and blame yourself when you fall short.
@adhd_alien
But we can do the same.
It's easy to think you "should" be able to do something without extra help and blame yourself when you fall short.
@adhd_alien
https://twitter.com/adhd_alien/status/1469641013631361029
So many adults with undiagnosed ADHD have written off their symptoms as some sort of personality quirks.
It's as if we know something about our brain is "off" or different—but there's no good explanation other than... quirks.
@ohheycarolee
It's as if we know something about our brain is "off" or different—but there's no good explanation other than... quirks.
@ohheycarolee
https://twitter.com/ohheycarolee/status/1469312196303888387
The burden of years of self-blame weighs heavy on those with undiagnosed ADHD.
So many things out of our control and without any explanation other than our own supposed failing...
A proper diagnosis can be extremely enlightening and freeing.
@ehimeora
So many things out of our control and without any explanation other than our own supposed failing...
A proper diagnosis can be extremely enlightening and freeing.
@ehimeora
https://twitter.com/ehimeora/status/1468633937849245697
Great art isn't always on time (despite what your teachers may have told you).
There's no need to beat yourself up for a hobby that you've become bored with—sometimes a masterpiece just needs time to simmer in the background.
@adhddesigner
There's no need to beat yourself up for a hobby that you've become bored with—sometimes a masterpiece just needs time to simmer in the background.
@adhddesigner
https://twitter.com/adhddesigner/status/1469363280749772804
So many standard punishments or consequences for ADHD children end up having the opposite effect.
It destroys our self-esteem, makes us feel like even more of an outsider, and decreases our chance for success.
@itsemilykaty
It destroys our self-esteem, makes us feel like even more of an outsider, and decreases our chance for success.
@itsemilykaty
https://twitter.com/itsemilykaty/status/1469794610172076033
I didn't know I had poor eyesight until I once jokingly wore my cousin's glasses and realized I could see individual leaves in a tree.
Instant clarity.
The right ADHD meds can open up that same level of sharpness for your brain.
@katiedesousa
Instant clarity.
The right ADHD meds can open up that same level of sharpness for your brain.
@katiedesousa
https://twitter.com/katiedesousa/status/1469383334102908932
It's already difficult just to get a prescription for ADHD meds (and find the correct dosage).
But often we have to go through an embarrassing and/or frustrating ritual of having to prove over and over again that, yes, we still have ADHD.
@used_bandaid
But often we have to go through an embarrassing and/or frustrating ritual of having to prove over and over again that, yes, we still have ADHD.
@used_bandaid
https://twitter.com/used_bandaid/status/1468403105440014336
Organizing a room with ADHD is like an obstacle course of abandoned hobbies, things I forgot to finish, and nostalgia black holes.
I usually end up surrounded by larger piles than I started with, reading an old notebook of poetry or some crap.
I usually end up surrounded by larger piles than I started with, reading an old notebook of poetry or some crap.
https://twitter.com/craymusic/status/1467933209132478464
We're always at a 0 or a 10, and neither seem to fit the status quo.
But that's okay because usually we don't like the status quo anyways.
@maiqthefryer
But that's okay because usually we don't like the status quo anyways.
@maiqthefryer
https://twitter.com/maiqthefryer/status/1469330438959341571
I spent some time doing research on ADHD coping techniques and did you know that there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the milky way galaxy
@izzitmichaela
@izzitmichaela
https://twitter.com/izzitmichaela/status/1469048629394657285
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