The superpower of stumbling through life always feeling behind your peers (except for stuff that actually hooks your attention), getting addicted to self medication without realizing you’re self medicating, failing out of college twice, getting diagnosed as an adult and then mourning for all the time and struggle wasted pre diagnosis, working with the Dr to find the right aid for you, feeling fucking amazing for the first week on drugs doing all the things, then your body gets used to them and things slow down again and you realize you still need to do hella work on your self discipline because just the prescription isn’t all that’s needed to get things done.
Congrats, you’re now in your 30’s and functioning like neurotypicals were a decade ago. Such a cool superpower.
The superpower of stumbling through life always feeling behind your peers (except for stuff that actually hooks your attention), getting addicted to self medication without realizing you’re self medicating, failing out of college twice, getting diagnosed as an adult and then mourning for all the time and struggle wasted pre diagnosis, working with the Dr to find the right aid for you, feeling fucking amazing for the first week on drugs doing all the things, then your body gets used to them and things slow down again and you realize you still need to do hella work on your self discipline because just the prescription isn’t all that’s needed to get things done.
Congrats, you’re now in your 30’s and functioning like neurotypicals were a decade ago. Such a cool superpower.
Yeah in the US, at least on employment forms, ADHD is classified as a disability.
Not that it’s wise to admit to it or that you’d get accommodations anyway but still. “Differently abled” my ass. /rant
It’s a disability for now. Trump is trying to ruin that.
I’d say “differently abled” applies.
It can be a nightmare at times.
Hell before I got medicated it took me literally like 4.5 to 5 hours to get ready for work in the mornings and I’d still have nothing to show for it.
Nowadays I’m down to 1 hour for the entire routine.
A couple of my coworkers are still trying to find something that works for them and they’re struggling pretty hard.