#adhd in girls

[araminia16]

It's awesome to see ADHD in girls depicted in media because it's not quirky or cute or fun to constantly be forgetting things, or overthinking everything to a degree where it's life limiting, or having anxiety so profound that people wonder how you function every day. Or the constant drive to be perfect because you have to or the obsessive way with go about things like crushes. The need to know everything to an unhealthy degree and the creativity that all these things inspire sometimes. (That part is the fun part though).

Marinette Dupain-Cheng. I see you and your undiagnosed mental health disorder. The newest season is already so fire.

[91vaults]

So i’m wondering if this is common for AFAB people who end up diagnosed with ADHD

Out of curiosity i went over my school reports from primary school. My grades were pretty decent and I always made progress so that’s unremarkable

Interestingly there was a running theme of “not being able to concentrate” which was a bit surprising because while I remember this being an issue i didn’t know it was significant enough to be remarked upon. I just figured most kids can’t concentrate. It was worse in year one but i seem to improve, tho it still gets mentioned most years

but anyway my point is i was often described as “quiet, polite, well behaved, eager to please and a delight to have in class”

and i figure this must be why many girls/AFAB don’t get diagnosed? I did have an ASD diagnosis (which checks out) but if you’re well behaved, nice, aren’t really struggling acedemically then you’re opposite of the sterotype. Of course no one is going to think your struggling (i hear it’s the same for ASD too) it’s frustrating that rhe sterotype is hyperactive boys which people use to be dismissive . My niece recently got diagnosed with ADHD but i think that’s because her bahavioir issues are really apparent and she’s behined in certain milestones

also apparently in early school years i thought proof reading, spelling editing and punctuation was beneath me 😆

[suffering-and-misery]

I'm making a google doc about ADHD in girls to get my add diagnosed and goddamn this is making me feel so stupid

How the FUCK didn't I realize this earlier

Like, I feel good because yay! I wasn't stupid and overly emotional all along. But now I also feel kinda bitter because how didn't anyone notice? Why didn't I notice? Why didn't my elementary teachers notice?

[crunchylittlespace]

I love Olivia so damn much :))) this is a big mood. ADHD femme icon.

[whirligiga]

Microdosing on executive function by completing tasks in video games

[etherealspacejelly]

its so funny looking back on my 'not like other girls' phase now as an adult, knowing im audhd, aroace, and transmasc

like. honey. you dont like makeup because of sensory issues. you dont like dresses because of dysphoria. you dont care about boys because you're not attracted to them in that way. of Course you dont fit in with the other girls, a) you're not a girl and b) you're autistic as fuck dumbass

[neurodivergent-brain]

It shocks me how many people don’t realise that the autism spectrum isn’t this:

That is in fact a very outdated and in many ways insulting…

THIS IS WHAT THE SPECTRUM IS:

And it is actually incorrect to say “well everyone is somewhere on the spectrum”

Someone may show traits that are associated with autism but that doesn’t mean they are on the spectrum but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are autistic,

Just like someone who is autistic may show traits of people who are neurotypical.

When I am speaking to friends who may use incorrect language or may have outdated information of what the spectrum is, I explain to them why it is important to change how we view and talk about being neurotypical. None of them are intentionally being offensive and are often happy to get a better understanding. It’s always important to be open to changing how we view something so that everyone is able to feel accepted and understood; therefore if there is any information or something I’ve said that is offensive, incorrect or even if you have a different perspective than me, please let me know as I only want to be respectful of others and am always willing to see other people reasons for their views.

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

[thechadfactory]

💖🌸🌈Pastel Pink Baby Dragon🌈🌸💖

One of my super cute artist liberty comms :) absolutely love how this baby turned out 💖

[cringecat9]

I had a dream that I signed up for a kids version of American idiot the musical on ice and I was really excited because I know all the lyrics to Jesus of Suburbia but I didn’t know it was supposed to be on ice cuz I don’t know how to skate and the teacher didn’t like me much so my friends and I snuck out and went out to lunch. After that we went to like a combo of a drugstore and a Michael’s. Then we went home and I told mom I wanna quit because idk how to skate so we did

   And then my childhood mailman challenged us to a cookoff where we had to use RAO’s branded sauce but we declined and he got pissed

   We also passed this really weird hibachi restaurant where I got a glass of water but I think I might’ve stole it because it was like $30 and I didn’t pay????

what the fuck is up with my brain

edit: I made a visual

[nyrovie-ii]

I can’t

[pluvioseprince]

Kabru scribble

[grezzirossi]

My Marvel Rivals mains! (Well, some of them)

[diaryofanenchantedprincess]

[el-blossom]

Over a year later and i have heard nothing 🥲 when they said theyd put me at the top of the list for a diagnosis i didnt expect to be waiting over a year with absolutely no contact or confirmation😬 Thanks NHS 🫶

Update!

I finally got an ADHD assessment 🥳 , turns out i have autism instead just major executive dysfunction lol , now i have to wait for an autism diagnosis appointment 😵‍💫

[crush-echoes]

no matter what, i constantly get excluded, maybe i should just give up on trying to be worth anything to people

[biblicallyaccuratemoth]

Fun fact about me. I love The Owl House. A lot. A totally healthy amount.