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Let's talk about what it's like having ADHD, anxiety, and a high IQ 🧵
TL;DR - traits and behaviors amplify each other but also interfere with each other
sydni | what in the ADHD?
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sydni | what in the ADHD?
@WhatTheADHD
idk what I'm doing but I'm doing my best.
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- A new type of typeface might be beneficial to neurodivergent readers! 🤯 It's called bionic reading — the first few letters are bolded, making it easier for readers to glide through text and stay focused. (links in reply)
- So my license plate sticker expired two years ago. So of course I've been anxiously and shamefully avoiding the process of renewing it all this time. Days went by. Months. Years. I've dreaded the idea of renewing it after THIS long. But. Today, I finally did it. And...
- People with ADHD NEED straightforward instructions or sentiments. Many of us aren't able to function via "dancing around things" and "hinting at the general idea". It's not that we don't pick up on hints, but without verbal/written confirmation, we will question our perception.
- Replying to @WhatTheADHDMoral of the story to my fellow ADHDers with rejection sensitivity: That unnamed fear you have about finally facing something you've been avoiding? That thing you're embarrassed about finally addressing after all this time? ... It's probably not going to be as bad as you think.
- Replying to @WhatTheADHDLiterally. No one. Cared. I said my plate numbers. It didn't show up in the system. I panicked. "They're expired" "How expired?" "...very" "Like more than a year?" I nodded, full of shame He click clacked a few times. "k $150 for new plates & sticker. Cash, check, or card?" 🫥
- Replying to @WhatTheADHDFULL DISCLOSURE I tried to leave. Twice. "I'll do it online," I said. Fortunately, my partner was there to remind me that I already tried that and it didn't work. And when I just groaned and said, "do I have to 😭" he gave me THE LOOK. So shout out to my guy for that one.
- What's the name of that feeling when you have a ton of free time and you don't know what to do with it, and everything you TRY to do just feels "meh"? You're not depressed or bored, but just can't find satisfaction in anything that comes to mind?? 😭
- ✨️ How to ADHD meal prep ✨️ Step 1: don't prep anything Step 2: forget to eat at mealtimes Step 3: devour small snack of choice at 4:30 pm
- Replying to @WhatTheADHDPS to the license plate police officers of Twitter: Expired tags ≠ uninsured vehicle Expired tags ≠ suspended license I'm not "using ADHD as an excuse" This thread was meant to highlight very real ND struggles. I'm hiding all unhelpful responses & blocking rude ones.
- What's your worst ADHD trait? I'll start: If a task doesn't have a deadline and/or there are no clear consequences for NOT doing it... I just won't do it. However, I remain very aware that I'm not doing it until, eventually, the shame eats me alive & fuels my motivation.
- Happy 'Vyvanse loses its pediatric exclusivity today, so generics can be sold now' Day!!!
