I finally went in for an adult diagnosis yesterday and this is pretty much the entire checklist they went through.
Mindwandering while conversation/ sex was always annoying to me. I never understood why i am doing this and how to turn it off, cause “everyone else seems to get it right” and they made me feel bad for it.
It is importaint to talk about these stuff and reach out to people, who feel the same way.
Haha I’m so quirky and don’t have to take any personal responsibility for my actions or self regulation because it’s all my ∆π§adhd§π∆
Most of the time, these things are not quirky, not positive and some people experience real hardships in their lives because of ADHD.
It is great that you can take responsibilty for your actions and self-regulate, but some people just can not do it. It just does not work.
This is really hard to understand for people who can just “do the things”, but you don’t have to make fun of people who just can not do it because their brains do not work this way.
Also, you can just be nice, don’t comment and just continue scrolling. You don’t have to be mean on the internet and if you really want to say something stupid, maybe think about it for a short moment, realize that you gain absolutly nothing by doing it and, instead spend your time with more positive things.
I hate these lists. Almost all of these are completely normal. Stop trying to diagnose yourselves. There are more people who do most of things on this list than people who do none. Does that mean most people have ADHD?
Edited: removed the swearing. There was no need for it. I still stand behind the sentiment.
All of this is completely normal, yes. However, frequency and intensity are typically the separating factors between neurotypicals and those diagnosed with ADHD.
