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The ADHD urge to lie about why you didn't do something because "my brain refused to start on it" doesn't make sense to a lot of neurotypicals.

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This behavior has gotten me into a lot of shit over the years😬🤦‍♂️

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I should get tested as well, even as an adult.

As a kid it was really bad, and affected my entire schooling negatively (I was the kid who would ace every test and quiz but still end up with a C because I turned in zero homework assignments...gifted classes but struggling to make the honor roll)...but my parents were worried about both the stigma of a diagnosis as well as the fear that I'd get prescribed something that would turn me into a zombie. Probably both unfounded fears but that's why they never got me tested and growing up, only having them for perspective, that's what I thought as well.

Basically they tried to make me afraid of getting a diagnosis in order to get me to "straighten up" and do my homework.

Looking back, I really wish they'd have looked into it and at least got me evaluated. If there was something I could take that would've improved my focus, it probably would have been a huge help in my academics.