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My wife described part of the test as:
Doc: do you struggle with {simple task}?
Pt: No, not at all because I have {overly complicated system} that makes {simple task} easy for me! {explains in great detail}
Doc: congratulations, you have ADHD
P00ptart for every question that you want to answer "no, because ", instead answer "yes, which is why I have to just to manage".
My version:
Doc: do you struggle with
Pt: No, not at all because I have
Doc: congratulations, you do not have ADHD, have you tried setting phone reminders?
Omg me too. How many times docs/counselors asked me if I’ve “ever” tried to make a to-do list. I could fill six appointments describing only which “to-do” systems I’ve tried/built just in 2026 (never mind the previous 2-3 decades).
everything inside the angle brackets is not displaying for me, just FYI
Me and my 4 nested to do list system both agree.