#also fuckin. executive dysfunction. that's some shit isn't it

[mossy-rot]

reading about autistic meltdowns is crazy. in retrospect maybe that time i ended up sobbing self isolating and lashing out at people because I couldn't figure out how to set up my laptop the same way it had been before might've been because of The Autism

[jesusology]

Elaborate on ADHD Connor tho…… (if u want) I am so interested

i love to talk about connor so ABSOLUTELY!! i hope i can articulate my thoughts well enough but here we go <3

looking at Alan Ruck's interview and the things he's said about Connor, it gives a bit more insight into his character kinda... Connor realizes he isn't cut out for the business world, then he tries art school and he realizes that isn't anything he's got the ability in either. i can relate a bit to this because i was absolutely waffling when i was trying to decide on a degree and then ended up getting a degree in a subject that i no longer even have much interest in (sadly). i was like OH YEAH this sounds good!! then i’d find it boring. rinse and repeat. the struggle never ends

i'm sure that's not just an ADHD thing of course but i do feel like a lot of people with ADHD can relate a lot the message of the story is? don't feel pressured to go to college and get in a ton of student debt kids. don’t be like me

and here's where Connor is described as having ADHD and how it wasn't addressed at all and pretty much just swept under the rug. SO YEAH i'd definitely say Connor didn't get any sort of help at all and it probably just made him look scatterbrained and stupid to the family. crying screaming shitting. executive dysfunction is a bitch

Connor does seem like he has a short attention span - especially for non-preferred tasks. impulsivity can be seen in various things he's done, such as spending tons of money on projects/items without really thinking these things through properly and kind of just going with the flow in the moment. fidgeting and restlessness by messing with his glass a lot in S2E5 and the knife in S3E9. depicts frequent mood swings and emotional dysregulation. inability to control frustration with the cold butter, room being lopsided, and posters (S3E7).

i’d probably need to go through each scene with him to really dissect this but i’ll admit that a lot of my reasoning on this is also just because of myself having ADHD and relating it to Connor a lot.... i have no shame. on this same note, i absolutely think Roman also has ADHD and someone on here made a really sweet post about Connor recognizing this in Roman (them being similar in that regard) and sort of helping Roman out because Connor never got that helping-hand/support. if i can find the post i’ll reblog it but yeah i liked it. Roman absolutely has ADHD too noooo fuckin doubt about it

anyway if anyone else wants to lend some more to this and give their insight i’m always more than happy to listen!