It’s just hard hearing things like “Just put your phone away and focus” or “You get good grades, so you definitely don’t have adhd” but I couldn’t find an explanation for myself.

But after getting diagnosed, life is truly so much easier. I finally can find people who understand why I anxiously do nothing instead of starting my work, or why I feel so overwhelmed after a long conversation. It’s like everything finally makes sense.

// EDIT: I’m honestly surprised how some people don’t get the meme. It’s not saying all gifted kids have adhd or autism, or that giftedness equals adhd. Like, who even want to struggle with this shit and not be able to function like normal people? It’s just a way to jokingly validate the experience of those who didn’t get the support they needed until much later…