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   goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 18:27:57 JST goatsarah
   When you have a moment of clarity and realise that "Rockstar Programmer" means "This is someone with ADHD who we haven't burned out yet".
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     Alda Vigdís (alda@topspicy.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 18:43:52 JST Alda Vigdís

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     @goatsarah This is also one of the main the reasons for the age discrimination in our industry.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Monday, 24-Mar-2025 18:47:26 JST goatsarah

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     • Alda Vigdís
     @alda Yeah. "Oh, we broke this one. Whatever. Fire it and maybe it can find its own way to an adult ADHD diagnosis"
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     Ted Mielczarek (tedmielczarek@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 01:48:22 JST Ted Mielczarek

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     @goatsarah oof, this one hit too close to home. (Got my DX at age 35…)

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 01:48:22 JST goatsarah

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     • Ted Mielczarek

     @tedmielczarek I'm 51 and I'm expecting to be diagnosed next week.

     I feel like I'm drowning.

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     Ted Mielczarek (tedmielczarek@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 06:06:16 JST Ted Mielczarek

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     @goatsarah best of luck! Having a framework to use to think about the way my brain works has been incredibly helpful for me.

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     goatsarah (goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 06:06:16 JST goatsarah

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     • Ted Mielczarek

     @tedmielczarek Yeah. Knowledge is certainly power.

     But I mostly want lisdexamphetamine.