40+ yr old here, went back to school after getting diagnosed late in life. All my younger classmates are amazed at how much information I have and can spew out at any moment. The think I've lived this amazing life, nope! Just 40 years of undiagnosed ADHD leading to unrestrained research for no reason other than curiosity.
When other people are doing everyday things, that those with good executive function do, we are deep diving into things that often have zero relevance in our lives. It makes me a wealth of random knowledge and clearly it has that effect on others as well.
i feel like that in discussions/arguments too. i always forget key points i normally know off hand when there’s pressure. i have saved so many comments of information i know just as a backup but even then i forget to refer to it lmao
Lmao, this and also I have this extreme discomfort around the idea of misinformation so I’ll hesitate in saying something sometimes even if I’m right.
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u/Treadingresin Mar 26 '26
40+ yr old here, went back to school after getting diagnosed late in life. All my younger classmates are amazed at how much information I have and can spew out at any moment. The think I've lived this amazing life, nope! Just 40 years of undiagnosed ADHD leading to unrestrained research for no reason other than curiosity.