Re: Anger due to the differences between severe and mild sufferers

[Bibliophile]

In terms of crisis response, I am fantastic if the emergency requires immediate thinking and action. If however, it requires careful planning with an aim to preventing long-term losses or increasing risk, don’t ask me to act. The impulsiveness makes emergency response so appealing, but the thought process is not thinking long-term at all, i.e. just fix it now. I cannot sustain self motivation long enough to be of use to long-term projects beyond an advisory role.

University was not always hard, but I can always point to external, mitigating factors that influence how I succeeded. For example, a particular class may have a class size of 6 versus 1,200, the lectures might have been at a particular time of day or in a particular room, or my workload was lower at that moment.

ADHD is most definitely a spectrum disorder. For example, some claim to be able to turn their hyperfocus on like a switch while for others hyperfocusing is equivalent to perseverating on an action, often at an unfortunate or undesirable time. Some cite examples of losing their keys and say “I am so ADHD,” while others respond with “I forget to stay in contact with my friends and subsequently lose them.” It is all a question of severity. Being distracted occasionally and being unable to finish most tasks stem from the same root, but differ in their psychological impact. This is one of the problems with having a forum for ADHD (and I am sure for Autism as well) as none of us are coming from the same spot along the spectrum so we are always comparing apples to rutabagas. We also are coming from very different socio-economic circumstances, which will influence access to coping mechanisms, support levels, education levels and wealth.

What I would like to see on the forum, and website for that matter, are more coping mechanisms discussions, i.e. more tools to survive and succeed to the best of each of our abilities.

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