Adhd things that need to be talked more about (because adhd is more than just not being able to focus)
Short term memory loss. Seriously, I forget things that are said to me 5 minutes ago or will forget I opened a soda and will have 3 open cans by the end of the day with none of them finished. A lot of people donât know about this, and so they think that I donât care enough to listen to what their saying (which I do!!! I just canât remember it) or that Iâm lazy because of all the things I donât end up doing because I forgot I had to do them.
Lack of motivation. Listen, I honestly canât do anything on my own for the most part. I have to have someone else tell me to do something or have them set goals for me because itâs so damn difficult for me to do it myself. Again, Iâm not lazy, I just have trouble doing things on my own
Language processing difficulties. Sometimes, English and words in general donât work out in my head. Reading or even listening to someone talk can be extremely difficult for me to understand because my brain just wonât work. Why? Canât tell you 99% of the time! Itâs not that I need to focus, itâs that my brain is just buffering.
Needing multiple forms of stimulation at all times. I have a tin of putty that I keep in my book bag and a smaller one I keep in my purse at all times because of this reason. If I want to learn anything at school, I have to be able to look at something, hear something, and have something to do with my hands. Otherwise, itâs probably a big nope for me. Whatâs frustrating is that since this isnât talked about enough, I often get called childish or get looked down upon because I have to play with silly putty in a highschool class.
Hyperfixation. Adhd can mean not being able to focus, but itâs also focusing too much on something! This can mean anything from a certain interest someone is in to at that moment, to something like a song that has been stuck in your head for a week. People seem to not understand this and think that weâre boring and have nothing else to talk about or that weâre annoying because we keep bringing the same things up over and over again but thatâs not the case. Trust me, Iâm annoyed with the hit or miss song too, but at least itâs not playing in your head constantly like it is for me
These are all the ones I can think of right now, but itâs really important we talk about this stuff more. All of these things that come with adhd can be very frustrating for those around us because they donât understand that we canât help it. To an outsider, it may just look like a person with adhd is just lazy and doesnât care, when itâs actually just how our brains are wired. None of us want to be frustrating to others!! In fact, all of this frustrates us too!! But since adhd is just known as ânot being able to focusâ, people donât realize what all comes with it and how it can really fuck everyone over.
Please add more if you can think of anything else!! Iâm horrible with lists lol
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