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RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria), is the most intense side of emotional dysregulation in ADHD. But the opposite side of the spectrum is less known: sometimes, when feelings get too much,

Anxiety and ADHD, a thread. Some ADHDers use anxiety as a coping mechanism to do stuff. You might've heard of "last minute panic", the rush of adrenaline caused by a

This is done willingly, which makes ADHDers great listeners and advice givers. But if this situation is unbalanced, leading to the ADHDer being always the listener, it can lead to

I think some ppl don't realize that ADHDers aren't joking or being haha funny when we say some of the stuff we go thru is genuinely physically painful, whether its

Did you know fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of #ADHD? I didn't- I spent over ten years telling people I felt exhausted all of the time, and

I think people need to get better at distinguishing between growing visibility of ADHD in their online circles and it becoming "trendy". Nobody irl I know even understands ADHD. People

THREAD: #ADHD and emotions This info was helpful to me in my early dx days. It’s about moods vs emotions and why ADHD isn’t a mood disorder--and how/why #RSD and

I've seen too many tweets this week claiming ADHD is actually just a trauma response, so here is a thread unpacking that assumption. So, is ADHD actually just trauma? As

Having "good grades" and "making it to college" doesn't exclude ADHD, it's a straight ticket to an adult diagnosis after a lifetime of struggle and emotional distress. Some doctors only

Dani Donovan 🧑🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics

#ADHD isn’t just about attention issues or extra energy.It’s about losing your phone 4 times in 10 minutes.It’s about setting an item down and immediately forgetting that it exists.It’s about

How to make an ADHD diagnosis accessible: A thread First of all, accessibility should be for everyone. Neurodivergent/Dyslexic/autistic (accessible fonts, no figures of speech, clear language, no bright colors and

To speak of ADHD is to speak of executive dysfunction. Executive functions are like 'shortcuts' that our brains evolved.Like how websites allows you to save your username and password or

Päivi Butcher • ADHD Advocate

As #ADHD is trending, I'd like everyone to know: You don't need to be visibly hyperactive to have ADHD (#ADHDinattentive) Girls/women have ADHD(#ADHDwomen) Adults have ADHD (#AdultADHD) ~80% of adults

A question for ADHDers who take meds:How would you describe how your meds help you?and,How did you think/ want the meds to help you? Now and when you first started

Tweets saying things like "stop saying that's ADHD, that's normal and ADHD is only xyz" show how many ADHDers don't understand what it is & how it presents. Like yeah

Grace Lauren 🦨🌿🦆🌋🦈

THREAD: A call to action for white people in #teamADHD & #neurodiversesquadI've noticed an eerie, disturbing silence regarding #blacklivesmatter recently. #ADHDers, we need to step up for our ENTIRE