Notices by Jesse J. Anderson (adhdjesse@mastodon.social)

My ADHD was misdiagnosed as “smart but lazy”, “selfish”, “lacks effort”, “in his own world”, “too sensitive”, “messy and disorganized”, “always late”, “gets in his own way”, “sloppy handwriting”, “overly emotional”, “a lot”, and “not living up to his potential.”

Lazy = I don’t want to do the thing.

ADHD = I desperately WANT to do the thing, but I just can’t seem to START doing the thing.

“Make it a habit” is the big lie for fixing ADHD problems.

ADHD is hearing almost every authority figure from childhood say you are gifted and have so much potential, but you’re wasting it by being too lazy, spacey, stupid, or selfish.

I hate deadlines
(but I need deadlines)

&

I hate structure
(but I need structure)

The ADHD experience is having a growing collection of empty notebooks, pristine water bottles, and untouched to-do apps, each one a monument to good intentions.