It shouldn't be called ADHD; it should be called restless brain syndrome.

I was watching a video from dr berkely and he said its the only disorder that hits all factors of executive function.

Then he said adhd people can't do digitspan backwards so e went to try it and I was like 😦

This is true, and suggests maybe a broader recategorisation is in order.

I’ve heard one expert suggest that while many disorders feature executive dysfunction, ADHD is executive dysfunction.

Well, in the wild, if you couldn't concentrate on one thing long enough to hunt/gather/fish, then you wouldn't eat, and would weed yourself out of the gene pool.

if you would just live your life I don't think you would call it a disorder, more like a different way of processing tasks

The more I learn about ADHD, the less I see it as a disorder. I see it more as a personality trait. Unfortunately most of our society is based on people not having that personality trait, making it harder to fit in.

On the other hand, if you're lucky enough to find a lifestyle that fits your personality type, that personality type is actually very helpful, the opposite of a disorder.

Same, dude. Recently it's been Skyrim for me. Started it up on a whim for the umpteenth time and have sunk 80ish hours into a save file again and have rented a PS VR to try Skyrim VR. Aside from Overwatch, that's the only game I currently see myself playing regularly lol

If I'm playing with my friends the excitement of making jokes and having fun is enough for me. But if I'm alone no game brings me joy if it's not my current hyper fixation.

Or ones that I like too much, see my 15 year addiction to WoW. So many little dopamines to find!

Feel this pretty hard. I tend to like the ones with a really good tactile feedback. Anything with tight melee combat gets a gold star from me. (Fury is probably one of my favorite games of all time)

But once you find one that hits that hyperfixation itch, ohhhh maaaaaan.

For me it's gotta be the right level of challenge. I want to like the loop in Souls games but can't get past the frustration. Hollow Knight, however, was just right and I loved it.

Other things that work for me is the Factorio style- especially Satisfactory because when you fuck up you don't need to tear it all down and rebuild.

Turning it off is why I cling to weed since I first tried it. It dulls the noise and allows for a single line of thought to come through unobstructed, in my case.

Buddy if you are waiting for a Sign, this is it. It'll never get more concrete than this message I'm typing for you right now. Having a lot of doubts is common. It wasn't truly real for me until I started medication.

My broad advice is to find a good psychiatrist (and don't be afraid to switch if you aren't happy) and dig as deep as possible for evidence both for and against. Go in with confidence that you have ADHD symptoms, but keep an open mind since there are alternative explanations. A diagnosis of "no you don't have ADHD it's actually " is also important information to know, and you will regret letting it drag out if you do have ADHD.

Leave out a few pieces of cheese, and sit very quietly. If the cheese doesn't work, try cookies, they tend to attract most things

Take a genuine interest in their obsessions. Not a performative "I want you to see I like this for you" but a real "I've been going out and doing this on my own for the past few weeks/months and I want to talk about it"

You do actually have to do it, they'll spot your bullshit before you speak it.

I seriously remember breastfeeding. I remember sleeping in a crib beside my brother. I can close my eyes and tour every place I spent time as a child.

And like your sister, my brother remembers none of it. I’ll bring up something that meant a lot to me and he always replies the same, “I don’t remember that time.”

Like this one weekend. We rented Turner and Hooch, We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story, and Fern Gully. We intended to stay up and watch them so we pulled out the bed from the couch and instead talked until we fell asleep. We got up early and watched all three. My brother was nuts about the character Batty and wanted everything Robin Williams was in after that. He went around all day saying “are you sure? Are you positive? Only fools are positive.” I seen the cartoons only once and I still remember character names and plot lines.

I tear up thinking about that morning. Him, “I wish I could remember it.” And that’s his answer for all of it.

Now ask me what I did two days ago. My answer will be the same as his for what we were doing then. I legit can’t remember past yesterday.

Yeah writing down is a big help, I think it's too do with multiple things. You have to focus more on what you're actually writing. As well as you have chance for multiple memories, the thinking itself, think of writing it, actually writing it, the muscle memory of writing it, and then reading it again afterwards.

Sorry should've posted what it was referencing

Found it, this is it

It was a meme on tt trying to rename it and people used a audio from something else that said that. It's been so long I forgot about it until seeing this. I'll have to search it up

Take it to the adhd community then, diminishing a legitimate mental illness that wrecks havoc on millions of people isn't cute or funny and most definitely not a shower thought. It perpetuates the belief we can't focus for more than 10 seconds rather than having a fundamental issue with executive function. My ADHD (that you assumed I do not have) does not manifest by getting distracted, and summing it up as so is patronizing at best. This isn't an adhd space for people with the illness to try to cope with humor, it's for shower thoughts.

This is how a mental disorder is medically defined. What are you suggesting?

My thoughts are definitely disordered.

I suggested no such thing. You are coming to wild conclusions on your own. Please read it again more carefully. I have in no way suggested that it is possible to change the environment.

You have misunderstood what has been said. It's more challenging because society has built an environment that is not suitable for you and many others. This is just a matter of semantics and how to attribute fault with definitions. It's not your fault who you are is not suitable for the way things are. It's the way things are that are not suitable for you.

I'm not doing any such thing. Everyone has just had some weird misunderstanding. The topic of the thread is about putting a positive spin on the term and I am agreeing to that as it is something I personally deal with. I find that the term "disorder" has an unfair negative connotation and could possibly be called something else. Preferably with a more positive connotation that doesn't imply there is something wrong being born this way. If that isn't possible then people should at least understand the medical definition of what a disorder is to help remove the negative connotation.

The response has been disturbing to say the least. Considering how ridiculous some people have been I have to assume negative intent of trolling and ableism.