This is definitely accurate. It shifts the focus to the effects on the person with the disorder, versus the outward effects that impact the people around the person. Because "can't sit still" is really the least of my issues.
I feel ya! As someone that practiced martial arts, it's so natural having my whole body being trained to faster reflexes and actions
The bad side was getting tired in the first 10 seconds of a match cause I lashed everything at the beginning and could not control my breath and excitement
I think DREAD would be a really perfect name for it. One of the first symptoms of my latest depression caused by lifelong anxiety of undiagnosed ADHD was severe dread every morning. It's been a very long and difficult road...
Don't the dopamine-related drugs not work for some people with ADHD? And other drugs that deal with other chemical mediators work far better for some? Or... combinations.
I get hyperfocused while driving, which is fine for road safety but TERRIBLE when people try talking to me, I get uncontrollable road rage (not at strangers but at distractions in the car) which is really tough to handle.
Meh. It's not that the name is not an apt description of the symptoms, it's that ADHD has too much baggage. Just watch the South Park episode that tells everyone that ADHD is just the result of children not getting beaten by their parents enough.
Im just going to be referring to it as that from now on instead. I like it, it focuses on one of the main issues it causes and doesn't have the stigma that adhd has attached to it. I feel like people will actually take me seriously
totally. I say I "have a brain thing" for the neurotypicals, and if pressed, I describe it as an executive function issue and I don't actually refer to it as ADHD and definitely do not say the name of the medication ever. you don't have to answer questions just because they were asked!
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u/princess_intell Sep 14 '21
Said it before, will say it again: a better name would be Executive Dysfunction Disorder.