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In the chapter I'm (re)writing, a character expresses common misconceptions about ADHD. Such as:

- Women and girls don't have it
- If you can do something sometimes, you can do it always
- "Everyone is a little ADHD"

What are others you've come across?

#ADHD @adhd

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in reply to Gilly Gunson

@giflian
Yes! I think this explains the "women and girls can't have it" - because we tend more to the inattentive type!

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in reply to Adva Shaviv ☆ ADHD fantasy

“You cannot have ADHD, you are super quiet and calm”
“I don’t like these boring tasks neither. But I still manage to do them, why can’t you do it too?”

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in reply to annso

@annso
Right!!
(I have nightmares from the second one 🤦‍♀️

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in reply to Adva Shaviv ☆ ADHD fantasy

- you don't look autistic/ADHD/AuDHD, you can't have it!
- we all have bad days concentrating
- you're so great with people, you can't have autism/ADHD/AuDHD

That's just the ones that come to me rn.

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in reply to catobelli

@catobelli
Great additions! Thanks!
(How are we *supposed* to look?! 🤦‍♀️)

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in reply to Adva Shaviv ☆ ADHD fantasy

i have absolutely no idea... If you ever figure it out, let me know 😂

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in reply to m455 💅

ive been following the adhd and asd tags for a while then i got diagnosed with both recently (im 36) and it feels good to finally interact with random strangers on the internet who also fake pretend that they enjoy living according neurotypical norms (woops i said that publicly)

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in reply to m455 💅

@m455
LOL, congrats on your diagnosis! 😍
It's a life-changing moment, isn't it? Starts a process of going through your whole life in your head, reliving everything, but now with a new understanding!
It's relieving to know the reason, but also hard and takes time.
Community is so important, we're here for you! ❤️

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in reply to Adva Shaviv ☆ ADHD fantasy

yess the backwards time travel through all the moments in life was (and still is when it happens once in a while) is wild.

i hate that i am now like more easily overwhelmed from environment/sensory stuff than before because im more aware of it but at least i know when to tap out

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in reply to m455 💅

@m455
Yes! But now you know you're not to blame. It's your brain wiring! 😍
Along with it you'll start noticing the richness of ideas, the extra energy etc. - the highs, alongside the lows. It's just harder to see those because "why wouldn't it be like that"... But that's not the truth!

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