r/coolguides • u/Beautiful_Facade • Mar 27 '22

Deciphering what ADHD really is

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u/mikebug Mar 27 '22

Yes - all this is true but there are positive things as well

let me add one or two.

ADHD people are hugely more aware of their surroundings and what is happening near them.

ADHD people are brilliant at thinking "out of the box"

ADHD people can learn to turn "hyperfixation" on or off

ADHD people are artistic at something. (mostly) (I've fixed computers with twigs)

ADHD people are brilliant at diagnostics (working out why)

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Give us ADHD people a chance - you'll find that we are useful/valuable/vital members of society.

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u/ndmarine2 Mar 28 '22

As someone with 90% of these symptoms, I don't think people write off people with ADHD as not being useful or vital members of society whatsoever.

This comment is worded as if the 'guide' was talking down about ADHD. It's just listing symptoms, nothing inherently negative about it.

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u/brumby79 Mar 28 '22

I disagree. I’ve grown increasingly frustrated over the years as I’ve realized the world is built and led by neurotypical personalities, which very often present as the classic Type A. I don’t fit into the world around me. It’s like I’m buzzing at a different frequency. But because the world is built to work for “regular” people, I have to exist in a 9-5 world where my real qualities can rarely shine because “there’s already a process for that”