Not bragging, but i got a perfect score.
also… imposter syndrome, disorganization, disassociating when stressed/overwhelmed, trouble maintaining relationships, misophonia, missing social cues, and you got me.
Perfect score, if only getting a diagnosis was accessible… Pour one out for our broke homies.
Yeah i was a textbook case of a hyperactive kid with ADHD back when i was first diagnosed. From old documents, it took the psychologist single session to figure it out.
ASD was more hidden and that came out later in life when i was trying to get rediagnosed and test out some treatment options for ADHD.
Yeah I only have about 70% of those, never considered there could be a reason other than I am a bit rubbish. In my case I think I cause similar by not sleeping well, probably drinking too much, always changing focus, bad with money, get hyperfocused in a million microscopic ways. I put it down to age too as in my mid 40’s. Could it be ADHD though, I mean its a bit late in life for me to wonder right?
I got diagnosed in my late thirties. Best thing that ever happened to me. Getting medicated too. I am an actual person now, with a planner I actually use and everything.
That sounds awesome, I am going to take some time to look further into it.
What if you do have ADHD and you could find a treatment that improves some of this for you?
True, you have got me thinking.
I got 12, do I qualify?
Also I doubt there’s anybody in the world who doesn’t see themselves in at least one of these.
I’m not saying you’re downplaying this, but this sort of comparison always feels like “I have a slight cough and I don’t feel impaired by my ailments, so why do you complain so much about your bronchitis?”
That’s a fair point, I suppose for every each of these there’s degrees of let’s say severity… But then at which point does it become a diagnosable issue instead of a negligible quirk?
My point is, these are so many and so widespread that on the surface you couldn’t find anyone who doesn’t have any of them to some degree at least, which then makes the whole thing moot in a way.
Sense of justice? Quick to anger? The rest I can see, but where the heck does that fit in?
When the world is overwhelming you seek out rules and structure. When rules and structure are contradicted, that causes pain and frustration.
“Quick to anger” is part of emotional dysregulation. People usually prefer things to be fair, but an intense emotional response to unfairness is a common ADHD trait.
Emotional dysregulation is a feature of ADHD that is not mentioned in the DSM, but it definitely exists. A strong sense of justice is more common in autism IME, but there is such a bit overlap between the two. So people who are AuDHD would definitely have it.
