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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Nothing, it has become quite common to say ADHD causes every little odd behavior. I'm not sure if all those people are even actually diagnosed and not just lying for internet points...

I assume people with actual ADHD find it offensive their condition is made fun of by "quirky" idiots online.

[–] WillFord27 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Yep. Just because you do something in a nonsensical, stupid way doesn't mean you have ADHD or that is what someone with ADHD would do. People with ADHD are also "intellectual."

For me, this is how I'd solve 9+7:

Day 1: Fuck it, I'll do it tomorrow

Day 2: Alright gotta do that problem now! Just gonna eat and take a walk to prepare my mind

Day 3: okay for real this time

Day 4: staring intently at problem for half an hour before getting incredibly inspired to do anything else

Day 5: anxiety

Day 6: paralyzed but anxiety

Day 7: Either I actually try to do it and it takes 30 seconds or I give up entirely and flunk the class

Not "hehe quirky look at me I'm so stupid because my brain does things differently, ur so smart I wish I was like you and not so dumb! x3"

[–] trashgirlfriend 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I wanna be charitable and say that these sort of behaviors might be commonly associated with ADHD because for us they become a necessity to exist in the world.

While an NT person might have no problem adding 9+7 without breaking up the problem, it becomes much harder with ADHD. so ADHD people are more likely to develop them as a coping mechanism.

[–] WillFord27 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

For me personally, the more steps a math problem has, the less likely I am to follow through. My mind prefers cutting corners rather than breaking equations up

[–] captainlezbian 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

For many of us it is cutting corners. Memory is hard, but I know my fives and anything less than five so really I just need two spots in ram instead of a bunch of tables on my tiny hard drive

[–] WillFord27 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Yes! This is true, for example, if I'm given something like 16 + 27, I'll sooner make an educated (wrong) guess 3 times than stop and think about it. Not sure if that's ADHD though!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The problem here is that what you’re posting is accurate, realistic, and far more importantly, makes no use of italibold. Sorry, friend.

[–] captainlezbian 2 points 4 weeks ago

Oh I see you’ve seen my leadership style

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You know how sometimes you go outside and there's a bird and you're like, "cool"

classic adhd

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

If you said squirrel I would've called you ableist.