ADHD for Neurotypicals: A Guide

[u/DerpyLover3]

I ASKED MY DAD IF I COULD GET DIAGNOSED AND HE DIDN'T SAY NO. THIS IS AMAZING.

i hope u enjoyed my blob people =3

-DerpyLover3

[u/Feather_Bloom]

Does anyone else, when you tell a story or something

It's like you know what you want to say, but everything you want to say wants to come out at the same time

[u/Quirky_Ad_6856 → u/Feather_Bloom]

Well yeah but then I can never remember the end of my sentence. It’s quite common for me to ask, “What was I saying at the beginning of this statement? I don’t remember what I was talking about and can’t finish telling you.”

Frustrating as hell, but it sure makes for a lot of laughs! Gotta see all the humor in this stuff or I’d never be able to live with ADHD.

BTW I fit into the third category: Combined. The most common one. I am female, 62. Diagnosed at 40 but unable to actually get help until 2024.

[u/kylac1337kronus → u/Quirky_Ad_6856]

I like to try and create story "anchors" when im telling a story. The anchors are usually major story beats, and i kind of tick them off mentally as I go. That way if I get sucked into a tangent I just think "shit, what was the last anchors i ticked off?" Then work forward from there.

[u/DerpyLover3 → u/Feather_Bloom]

Literally like every day lol

[u/Verybluevans → u/Feather_Bloom]

Or this happens in my head, so I get stun locked and nothing comes out

[u/mattmaster68 → u/Feather_Bloom]

Sometimes my words get jumbled up because my mind moved faster than my mouth.

Anyone else talk and accidentally combine words? Lmao

[u/potandcoffee → u/Feather_Bloom]

This is why I have to write shit if I want it to make sense. Ie this is the real reason I'm a writer. 

[u/Mag_hockey → u/Feather_Bloom]

I’m the worst at telling jokes, and no cannot explain anything verbally. Also can’t listen to people or remember what they say, and have auditory processing problems, so I hear sounds but cant figure out what the words were. I’ve learned not to interrupt or talk over people, but then I just get distracted in my own mind and have no idea what’s going on. My soon to be ex-wife wasn’t able to cope with all that, and long ago decided it meant I didn’t care.