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*Edit: I checked some of the stuff more out in detail. While some concepts on this are valid and backed up by sience, others like RSD are not. Use this as a springboard for learning, not as a valid source in itself. Yes it says so in the corner already. But spelling it out might help.

People are more complicated then a diagram from the internet. Never forget that.

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[–] nyoooom 34 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What if I have stuff from all three circles

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

These are all spectrums. Experiencing all of these symptoms is normal. Experiencing these symptoms frequently and with such high degree that it impacts your daily life - that is a disorder.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice.

[–] Agamemnon 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me (who has all 3) the items on that chart aren't symptoms. They're personality traits.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

You're a lizard, Mary!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had suspected being gifted could have helped mask autism and ADHD (a psychiatrist even said "you have a PhD, you do not have ADHD"), but I had never seen it like this and it makes me even more suspicious.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

See a different doctor and have them examine you with a spotlight on ADHD symptoms. There's remarkably few doctors that are good at diagnosing ADHD, especially in certain presentations.

There's a lot of common misconceptions about ADHD and it's signs/symptoms, and those misconceptions are not exclusive to people without a PhD. So get a second or third opinion.

I'm on the gifted side, with an more inward presentation of ADHD, it wasn't until I was 39 that I even spoke to a medical professional about it. I was mediocre in school (often without trying, because I couldn't focus or sit long enough to do homework or study), and as I've gotten older and into my career in a highly technical field, job demands have made it much harder to mask my ADHD symptoms. I started treatment by medication and I've been able to sit and focus and do my job better and easier than before. I still have challenges, medication isn't a cure; medication has simply given me better control over where my focus lies, if I'm not working to direct my energy and focus into the right work, then I'm no better off.

Diagnosis is the first step, so if your doctor isn't up to speed enough to know the signs and symptoms, find one who is.

Until recently, adult ADHD was not considered to be a thing but evidence has shown that to be very wrong. A lot of people were told that people just grew out of being ADHD, and some do, but not everyone.

Your achievements do not and should not have any bearing on whether you are affected. You can have ADHD and be very well decorated in your achievements, even if you've never been properly diagnosed or treated for it.

The main factor here should be whether you think that you may have it, and whether or not having it may be holding you back. Make a choice whether that's something you believe, and go from there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'll definitely look into it, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then you are truly a beautiful animal.

[–] nyoooom 1 points 1 year ago

UNO Reverse Card

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[–] nyoooom 1 points 1 year ago

I might or might not be a turtle practicing martial arts as a hobby.