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8 Things You May Not Know about ADHD
Yesterday was a rough day. Likely the trailing result of intense physical pain (thus the above-mentioned root canal), I woke up with a high level of ADHD activation. This carried on throughout most of the day. I know I’ve been quite transparent about having ADHD but haven’t written in-depth about its experience. Thus this week’s essay.
First some context …
In 2020, I was diagnosed by my therapist as having ADHD. ADHD remains shrouded in mystery for neurotypical people. It’s often confused with ADD but is quite different. Approximately 4% of US adults have been diagnosed as having ADHD. This number would likely be closer to 10% if more adults sought out an analysis. There is still quite a bit of shame associated with it — especially amongst men 45+.
Do you think you might have ADHD? Maybe have a family member or friend who does? The hard science behind ADHD assessments is somewhat thin, but here is one of the more useful and thorough self-assessments. Besides extensive work with my therapist, the book “Driven” by Douglas Brackmann has been the very best owner’s manual for ADHD.
As I mentioned, there are many myths and misunderstandings about ADHD. To that end, here are 8 things to understand about ADHD.
- ADHD is not a disorder. It is a spectrum of neurodiversity that is comprised…
