▲ 1042 ▼ If my brain had hands I would accomplish great things (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago by CluelessDude@lemmy.zip to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 48 points 2 years ago (1 child) it's called executive dysfunction permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Which should be the name instead of ADHD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be blunt, the stigma of typicals around adult ADHD is so severe that for most people I just tell them I have an executive function disorder. It usually confuses them into learning what the issue actually is rather than their perception of what ADHD is. Look, I'm bad at life because my brain does things wrong, okay? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey! I do that too! Instead of saying I have trouble committing names/dates/verbal info, I just tell folks I have a short term memory disorder. Which is true! I need to mess up someone's name or an important piece of info like 5 times until I cement it in, with guilt and embarrassment. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kadu@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No it's not. ADHD is a developmental disorder that affects the prefrontal cortex, which controls executive function. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are poor descriptors of the disorder, and lead to a lot of misconceptions about it. To correct your analogy, calling it ADHD is like referring to all automobiles as dirt bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Which should be the name instead of ADHD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be blunt, the stigma of typicals around adult ADHD is so severe that for most people I just tell them I have an executive function disorder. It usually confuses them into learning what the issue actually is rather than their perception of what ADHD is. Look, I'm bad at life because my brain does things wrong, okay? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey! I do that too! Instead of saying I have trouble committing names/dates/verbal info, I just tell folks I have a short term memory disorder. Which is true! I need to mess up someone's name or an important piece of info like 5 times until I cement it in, with guilt and embarrassment. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kadu@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No it's not. ADHD is a developmental disorder that affects the prefrontal cortex, which controls executive function. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are poor descriptors of the disorder, and lead to a lot of misconceptions about it. To correct your analogy, calling it ADHD is like referring to all automobiles as dirt bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) To be blunt, the stigma of typicals around adult ADHD is so severe that for most people I just tell them I have an executive function disorder. It usually confuses them into learning what the issue actually is rather than their perception of what ADHD is. Look, I'm bad at life because my brain does things wrong, okay? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey! I do that too! Instead of saying I have trouble committing names/dates/verbal info, I just tell folks I have a short term memory disorder. Which is true! I need to mess up someone's name or an important piece of info like 5 times until I cement it in, with guilt and embarrassment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Hey! I do that too! Instead of saying I have trouble committing names/dates/verbal info, I just tell folks I have a short term memory disorder. Which is true! I need to mess up someone's name or an important piece of info like 5 times until I cement it in, with guilt and embarrassment. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kadu@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No it's not. ADHD is a developmental disorder that affects the prefrontal cortex, which controls executive function. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are poor descriptors of the disorder, and lead to a lot of misconceptions about it. To correct your analogy, calling it ADHD is like referring to all automobiles as dirt bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No it's not. ADHD is a developmental disorder that affects the prefrontal cortex, which controls executive function. Attention deficit and hyperactivity are poor descriptors of the disorder, and lead to a lot of misconceptions about it. To correct your analogy, calling it ADHD is like referring to all automobiles as dirt bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
