told a friend of mine about my housework issues. he knows i have #ADHD.
despite having explained to him what ADHD is like, he clearly did not think through the implications.
him: you struggle with that? don't you know how to do it? i can show you how.
thanks for calling me an idiot.
only people with ADHD in the family truly get it. you can explain executive dysfunction to people, but they don't get it. they don't get it unless they see it in action (or rather the lack there of).
ADHD is not a lack of discipline. it is a disability that limits your abiltity to have it. there is a part of the brain that handles focus and discipline, and it's not fully online.
trying to have discipline is exhausting to someone with ADHD. they just burn out over time if they try to, because it takes so much effort for them.
people with #ASD can also have executive dysfunction issues. it's a really important non-verbal natural talent that normal people develop during childhood that is simply not there for us.
