#adhd-hyperactive

[tfw-adhd]

As it was requested by @peculiaroptimism, I made a diagram showing the overlap between Autism, ADHD and PTSD. 

( I was so surprised to realise that PTSD and Autism don’t have any overlap that isn’t also shared with ADHD! )

( Click here for more diagrams )

[tfw-adhd]

My mom: Yknow you are super fidgety! Just like your dad! It’s part of his adhd but you can focus so it couldn’t be that for you!!! It’s nit like you exhibit every other sypmptom.... nooooooo... anyway that’s my rant cus people seem to think that just cus I did good in school when the teachers gave us super specific directions lmao.

Oh, that’s the worst, I’m sorry!

Obviously I don’t know anything about your life, but based solely on this post it sounds like maybe your dad has ADHD-Hyperactive, and you might have ADHD-PI? ( All that hyperactivity is internal instead, so people don’t usually notice it. ) Maybe that could be something to look into. ( And presenting it as a separate thing like that might help your mum see what you’re seeing. )

[tfw-adhd]

So I know you've mentioned ADHD-PI, but is there a type of ADHD that centers more around hyperactivity? 'Cause I don't do as much of the attention deficient stuff as I do hyperactivity/impulsiveness.

Yeah, there’s three types of ADHD: 

ADHD-Primarily Inattentive ADHD-Combined ADHD-Primarily Hyperactive

PI is more common in AFAB people, though they can get any of the types. If you think you don’t fit the internal hyperactivity / daydreaming part, then you might be Primarily Hyperactive. If you do, but think that the hyperactivity is more of a pain / equally noticeable, then you probably have the combined type.