What I Want People Without ADHD To Understand About ADHD...
1. I don’t do things for the obvious reason.
Your mind goes A, B, C, D. Mine goes B, 5, X, cucumber. Don’t try to guess my motivations because you’ll get it wrong and I won’t know how to correct you.
2. I’m deeper than I seem.
My hyper appearance always makes me look superficial. I’m not. I’m a deep thinker.
3. I don’t know how to say my thoughts.
I speak brokenly. Punctuated with “uh, um, like” , and mumbled segments, I speak too fast and rarely communicate what I mean. It’s frustrating.
4. I do not overreact or underreact. I process things wrong.
My brain doesn’t understand the hierarchy of reactions, which is why I’ll calmly talk about how my friend completely dissed me, and then freak out for hours if I get a C on a paper.
5. I feel more than you do.
Are you distracted by humming lights? Will a leaf blowing across your peripheral vision break your train of thought? When was the last time you had to unplug your phone because it was making too much noise while charging? Right now, there’s a clock ticking somewhere, and it isn’t in my room.
6. You will never see things the way I do.
And I’ll never see things the way you do.
I jump from conversation to conversation. I interrupt or ignore by accident. I’m sorry.
8. I have static in my head.
You know those ADHD tests that ask if there is static or “noise” in your head? That’s not a trick. Some of us do have actual static.
9. My thoughts are truly distracting.
When I try to sleep, I hear music in my head that’s so loud it hurts my ears. I’m serious. It’s not even funny.
10. I’m good at a lot. I’m not “lucky,” it really just levels the playing field.
If I was at your level of brain power, I would not function. All of it would be spent on the little focus I have now. I’m wicked smart, yeah. I also couldn’t organize anything if I wanted too and paying attention in class…well…anywhere…
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