The textbook symptoms of ADD ā inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity ā fail to reflect several of its most powerful characteristics; the ones that shape your perceptions, emotions, and motivaā¦
āWhen we step back and ask, āWhat does everyone with ADHD have in common, that people without ADHD donāt experience?ā a different set of symptoms take shape.
From this perspective, three defining features of ADHD emerge that explain every aspect of the condition:
1. an interest-based nervous system
2. emotionalĀ hyperarousal
3.Ā rejection sensitivityā
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Iām reblogging first, then clicking through to read the article (less likely to lose it or forget to do either), but just from the piece quoted - oh. Yes. That does lay it out rather succinctly, doesnāt it?
I needed this when I was fucking TEN.

















