Also FYI the ADHD subreddit is hilarious. We're so eager to dump feelings in 5000 word posts but NOBODY there can read any of it because it's too long.
We need to hire some normal folk to come in and TL;DR that shit for us.
Can someone explain how this is consistent with what Dr. Barkley says in the video? It seems to me like based on what he said alone, I wouldn't know whether to expect a person with ADHD to get super caught up in a long post, or the opposite...
Executive function is SO easy to understand when you have a normal amount of it. "Just don't be a dick" is so simple for some people, and so completely impossible for others, no matter how hard we try.
Executive function is what lets you "think before you speak" "pay attention" "stop fidgeting" etc...
It's super depressing too because everyone on earth thinks I'm just a lazy shithead.
Happiness doesn't come easy when you're actually right about your inferiority complex.
I do Lisdexamfetamine every day just to have a fighting chance. It makes me disappear into the crowd which is a massive improvement to my quality of life.
Gotta keep that shit a secret though, nobody understands. And even when they DO understand it doesn't make a difference, we're still accountable for all the stuff we fuck up.
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u/Aneurysm-Em May 30 '17
Also FYI the ADHD subreddit is hilarious. We're so eager to dump feelings in 5000 word posts but NOBODY there can read any of it because it's too long.
We need to hire some normal folk to come in and TL;DR that shit for us.