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For those who discovered they had ADHD later in life, what's one thing you struggled with for years without realizing it was actually connected to ADHD?
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If you were labelled a gifted child in school during the 90s, how are the ADHD, perfectionism, anxiety and chronic procrastination treating you now as an adult? Because apparently being the smart kid didn't come with an instruction manual for adulthood.
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Ever stared at a task for hours, knowing you need to do it, but somehow unable to begin?
This can happen when executive functioning difficulties, overwhelm, uncertainty, and competing priorities interfere with task initiation.
Breaking a task into smaller steps can help reduce the starting barrier.
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Something I've been thinking about is how neurodivergent people can have completely different expectations around communication in relationships. What feels like enough communication to one person might not feel like enough to another.
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I wonder how many neurodivergent adults grew up believing they were bad at certain things simply because nobody recognized that they needed a different approach.