Poorly-named affliction

2 years ago by db0 to c/adhd

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compostgoblin 84 points 2 years ago

Especially when you don’t have the hyperactivity part (used to be ADD, now it’s ADHD - inattentive type), this makes so much sense as to why I was just called lazy and sensitive as a kid and teenager. Getting diagnosed in my late 20s made so many things make sense in hindsight.

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ocean 17 points 2 years ago

Can you expand on the lazy and sensitive parts? :)

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VubDapple 49 points 2 years ago

A better name for the syndrome would be Executive Function Disorder. Executive Function is the term used to describe the ability to exercise agency and rational judgement when making decisions. Disorders of executive function leave a person having difficulty not responding impulsively. This affects attention; what I decide to pay attention to, and how long I hold my attention there, and it also affects emotional expression, how well I maintain an even keel and exercise control over how strongly my emotions become and how they influence my behavior. In ADHD people have difficulty deciding where their attention will go and also tend to be more emotionally labile. Shame sensitivity is frequently reported.

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compostgoblin 8 points 2 years ago

Oh, sure! The other comments did a pretty good job of explaining things. In my case, I struggled a lot with procrastination and getting sidetracked easily, which led to the lazy descriptor. And as for the sensitive, I tend to feel my emotions strongly and quickly, and I also have rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), so I tend to easily assume I’m being socially rejected

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Sasha 5 points 2 years ago

Oooh so that's what inattentive is. I'm getting assessed in a week or so and for the pre-session questionnaire I was wondering what it meant if I didn't have any of the "driven by a motor" symptoms.

I got called lazy and sensitive all the time too.

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