A lot of the “traits” I had that I connected to my ADHD was ironically not from the internet but from this book by Michele Novotni, PhD “What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t”. When I did, I functioned way better. If I learned earlier I wouldn’t have suffered and lost lifelong opportunities.
I’m actually writing a book on this. Take RSD, the new darling of ADHD “influencers”, for example: the concept that fear of rejection is an ADHD trait, and that non ADHD people ignore rejection is so preposterous it makes me mad, for example.
No. Any quirky personality trait you have is now adhd. The internet amateur psychologists said so.
A lot of the “traits” I had that I connected to my ADHD was ironically not from the internet but from this book by Michele Novotni, PhD “What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t”. When I did, I functioned way better. If I learned earlier I wouldn’t have suffered and lost lifelong opportunities.
I’m actually writing a book on this. Take RSD, the new darling of ADHD “influencers”, for example: the concept that fear of rejection is an ADHD trait, and that non ADHD people ignore rejection is so preposterous it makes me mad, for example.
Lots more in the book.
That’s so ADHD of you