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Horrified looks when I recount "funny stories" from my childhood to others, completes the trilogy. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

Oh huh… I did not actually realize this was a tendency for ADHD spectrum people. Though I’m pretty sure I’ve got a lot least one or two that are 100% real, so that’s fun too

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 1 month ago

ADHD peeps from older generations typically were not diagnosed at all, so they were just classified as lazy, and some parents tried to "fix" this laziness with some pretty heavy handed methods if you know what I mean.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 1 month ago

I sometimes wonder if I am but this would be the opposite of my childhood experience. I was "introverted" or socially ackward they would say but I did well in classes which was usually the yard stick for laziness. getting homework done. it is interesting to see all the takes from this community.

[-] Carbonizer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I was one of those ADHD kids who was socially awkard but excelled in class too. I was (and still am) probably awkward because I was at best ostracized and at worst bullied by every kid in school, but it is what it is.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 1 month ago

I was lucky in that my high school was large enough that there were like a half dozen of us so we had a little group. oh man though the small catholic school before that was not great.