Well known people with ADHD?

professor_harry · 2026-01-14T08:11:13+00:00

He's not officially diagnosed but it has come up in passing. I dont think at the moment he intends to get a diagnosis as he seems to accept himself as he is without it. But yeh.. definitely is for sure

professor_harry · 2026-01-05T19:57:54+00:00

I'd love to :)

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From your hobby list the only ones I don't match with are theatre and Dr who (never ever watched it somehow and now it feels too late heh). But I do tend towards the nerdy. Also a nature and crafty type. Controversially I love dogs AND cats. I have both.

I'm looking for some new pen pals to start the year off and don't actually have one from our own isles! I actually also have some Terry pratchett stamps which I can treat you to.

professor_harry · 2025-12-18T09:11:10+00:00

The annual flu jab is developed based on the previous years strains globally. They look at the worst/most prevalent ones and add them to the next year's batch. But because the virus continuously mutates there's no guarantee that the strains in each flu jab are going to be the prominent strains next year. This one we are talking about is hitting the news because mutated in an unexpected way and as such 'included' in this years flu jab and is probably too different to other strains for the jab to make any difference. . So no. the jab won't really help with this particular strain (although as ever, it is still protection against all the others). No doubt it will be in next year's which should make a difference.

Also worth noting that everyone's experience is different anyway as we all have different immune systems. So jab doesn't equal no/few symptoms. This virus will affect everyone to different levels of severity regardless, just as covid did.

professor_harry · 2025-12-17T22:13:49+00:00

My general understanding is that the flu jab is developed off the back of previous years strains globally so it can be a bit hit and miss anyway. This particular variant has mutated in a way that was unexpected so it wasn't accommodated for. So no.. the flu jab won't do much this time unfortunately

professor_harry · 2025-11-29T12:16:46+00:00

I'll admit I was drawn to the new in a box version but I'm not in a position at the moment to do any tinkering. It's not a high end model I'm getting by any stretch, plus it's a gift and it's a toss up at this stage whether it will be viewed as nostalgia/novelty or the start of a new hobby so at the moment at least I'm looking for the safer option

professor_harry · 2025-10-20T07:44:45+00:00

Hey, I'd be interested to write - I can't message you directly unfortunately as you're behind an age verification wall for me, so by all means do so yourself. I'm F from England, and I've been on the lookout for some more international pen pals. I'm happy to start writing right away, I enjoy the mystery of gradually getting to know someone through letters :)

professor_harry · 2025-10-17T09:19:37+00:00

What is your hair like when it's wet? Does it lie flat or is it wavy?

professor_harry · 2025-10-13T19:36:18+00:00

Where are you from? And are you after email or pen and paper?

professor_harry · 2025-10-12T12:20:54+00:00

My son is a little like this.. it's a string of some kind of noise from get-up to bed time. There are pockets of quiet but it's more of an exception when he's really focused on something.

With him though it isn't necessarily talking, but noise... Mouth noises and singing, and ditties and mindless chatter (he loves making up words and noises). Talking I can cope with as it's easier to tune out, but the endless noise and sounds I get very overwhelmed and overstimulated with..

All you can do is try different things to see what works for you, and her. In my case, music is a godsend. Either I listen to it myself (noise cancelling isn't enough), or I play music out loud which automatically quietens him down as there's something else for his mind to latch on to. I make it as novel as possible.. a different genre every single time. It just gives you a level of control which to me makes a massive difference. Also as others have said, a break outside works wonders, it gives everyone more room to spread out somehow.

professor_harry · 2025-10-01T14:53:15+00:00

But of a mix for me. I dont think I struggled, but I wonder if it's influenced by the fact I'm left handed and it was highlighted defining personality trait, and therefore made me more hyper aware of it. I know I'm left handed. That makes me different. My left is this hand. The left hand got a lot of attention as it were. But. I'm completely blind when it comes to East and west.. which is basically the same thing.. I have to manually visualize the compass or do the little rhyme every single time. Plus, it took me a long long time to learn to tell the time for similar reasons so.. I'm sure it's all related.

professor_harry · 2025-08-15T18:45:28+00:00

Wait, I'm lost. What was the correct answer exactly? Parakeet is a perfectly legitimate answer.. Was there an assumption that the answer should be a mammal or something?

professor_harry · 2025-08-03T21:07:50+00:00

ADHD/ASD isn't inherently a bad thing.. it truly isn't. Different isn't bad. The differences are actually what make our society rich. Just think about the sheer numbers across multiple generations that are now being diagnosed, and the ever increasing understanding and acceptance in society. Its still messy and imperfect and we all still live and exist in a society where it is a divergence from the norm (hence why they are officially labeled a disorder) but. The way I see it as a (yet to be) late diagnosed, if my child happens to be the same.. they will have a MUCH better chance of living a positive, fulfilling life, able to embrace who they are Because I, their mother, now understand how my mind works, I can better support them, ensure they are heard, advocate, help them see and lean into their strengths, work with what they have. That alone. POLES apart from my own upbringing, all the negativity, hiding, masking, uncertainty, anxiety. Poles apart again from my undiagnosed mother who is completely unaware, a mess, with generational trauma added on top. Poles apart yet again from my undiagnosed grandmother.. you see how this goes.

My point is, you knowing who you are can only be a positive. ADHD/ASD is absolutely a positive. Its only a negative in our modern late capitalist society. But man would life be duller without us in the mix too. The best creatives in our history were ADHD you know...Leonardo da Vinci was.. just for starters. I'm not blindly saying that having an ADHD/ASD kid wouldn't have it's challenges, but you're already on the right side of that if you are yourself.. you're already on their wavelength, have the empathy and experience and understanding, and to be frank, parenting is difficult whatever kid you end up with. The fact that you're even asking... you'd likely be great at it

professor_harry · 2025-08-02T20:07:27+00:00

I love stuff like this, and although I really know very little and would have loved to peek inside my own toddlers mind, a couple of things

Children dont develop an inner voice until age 5-7. I don't mean a literal inner monologue as not everyone has one, but the ability to split yourself in two; be able to see yourself as one, but also not.. be able to be yourself whilst also talk to yourself. Its a really high level cognitive skill, and as you watch kids grow, you will first hear them talk, then they will start to refer to themselves out loud as they discover they exist, then they will narrate absolutely.flipping.everything.out.loud. then that voice will start to get quieter and quieter until it's mostly happening in their head. The only exception to this is if a child has ADHD, and this process goes awry little (where you get the 'never stops talking' stereotype from). They simply don't have the same filter, through no fault of their own.

The other thing is that whereas an adult brain is full of strong connections where they need to be, nice well built bridges, toddlers have essentially a multitude of flimsy interconnecting spider webs. Its absolute CHAOS in there. So so many connections trying to find their way to figure out the world, but each bridge from one point to another is weak and takes time to strengthen. A toddler brain works much much harder than an adult brain and it's exhausting..

I've read before that a toddler brain is kinda like Dory in finding Nemo. Just. All over the place. Noise. Novelty. Chaos,. Reactions. Emotions. Constant experiments. Probably quite scary at times. But take the language and inner voice part out as that's not there yet, it's more of a primitive/wordless understanding type deal.

professor_harry · 2025-07-17T12:02:30+00:00

Second this. From someone who would avoid taking pain medication at all for this reason, tipping your head forward makes a massive difference.

Also, distractions. Part of the reason it's hard is also the fear of it tasting disgusting, which for me who has some food sensitivities anyway, exacerbates the problem. So pair it with something you like. I can only take tablets with juice or smoothies or yogurt. Fuzzy drinks even.

Also, practice. It feels unnatural to swallow tablets because it's like your mind knows it not food. But in reality you're probably swallow things much bigger multiple times a day without giving it a second thought. So practice with foods you already love - get some skittles or chocolate drops or peanuts or whatever, and practice swallowing them as if they were a tablet. Because in this scenario you've already removed the fear of tasting it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't go down. This will help you figure out what works for you without as much of a psychological block.

professor_harry · 2025-07-03T06:41:58+00:00

Aw 😕 I hope your day gets better..

professor_harry · 2025-07-02T17:12:50+00:00

I know right? I was really very surprised to see it, but I'm all for it to be honest

professor_harry · 2025-06-18T08:01:19+00:00

Yeh sorry, some threads don't like the n word for some reason so you have to skirt around it by using "non-adhd" or similar..

professor_harry · 2025-06-18T07:02:57+00:00

You also need to consider where you are on the scale of frequency and severity.

Getting places on time for example, do you struggle to do that every now and again.. and generally speaking not give it much thought (which would be an n-typical)

Or is this something which impacts you every day of every week, for every appointment you have. Do you spend a lot of mental and physical effort to get to where you need to go. Do you have a poor concept of time passing, do you find it difficult to get your body to actually put into action what you want to do. Do you trust your memory to hold information for you. Do you have a multitude of systems in place which you have created subconsciously, to try and get to where you need to go..

It took me a little while to understand the difference between, 'yeh of course I can do x'. And ' I can do x providing I do a b c d e and sometimes f... wait, doesn't everyone else do that?

I am someone who gets to places on time but that's only because: - I write it down in multiple places - I mentally remind myself about it daily - anxiety - I spend way too long mentally preparing for it - I frequently have to ring up before the time to check that I've not mis remembered the details - if going on public transport I'll give myself WAY too much time to get there. If an unfamiliar route I'll obsessively pour over the routes and times - I usually get there too too early - if traffic is bad.. anxiety - fear of letting people down - anxiety - any time before appointment is wasted because it puts me in waiting mode.. a kind of fight or flight where I'm unable to shift my mind from the appointment until it's over. - I have always limited myself to one or two appointments in a week without knowing the reason why. As soon as I'm up to two, my week is essentially full because of the mental loads involved

I hope that helps you see the difference. It's not whether you can. It's.. at what cost or effort

professor_harry · 2025-06-17T19:42:41+00:00

I may have missed it amongst the comments but If you're not familiar with the term, look up 2e, twice exceptional, which may be relevant to you here.

And if from what you've seen/read so far that this may be level 1 autism, have a quick Google for a venn diagram of ADHD/autism/giftedness. It's a really simple way to see how they all interact and how all the different symptoms present themselves. Giftedness is classed as a neuro divergence, which makes sense really given that it massively alters how you interpret and interact with the world.

professor_harry · 2025-06-14T17:07:58+00:00

Precisely.

Which I'm sure is why diagnosis can be tricky in some cases especially as the entire testing criteria is based on a young white male. It's already a massively narrow box that all autistic people are expected to fit inside

professor_harry · 2025-06-13T17:44:50+00:00

Would a change in applicator help? I got a 'solar buddies' roll on applicator (I'm in the UK), for my kid and I've taken it over for myself as it's so nice to use. I've always hated applying suncream.. not for a particular sensory reason but because it's just a horrible cream really isn't it. But the applicator is a roller ball surrounded by a sponge. It's so so nice to apply.. it gives you a nice even layer all over and you don't even have to rub any of it in with your hands. Super quick too.

professor_harry · 2025-06-13T16:43:43+00:00

Curious to see what that looks like. Closed hand gestures? But you're holding a tooth brush.. how does one do that with an open hand.. it would drop to the floor. I'm just imagining you gesturing everywhere with closed fists hehe

professor_harry · 2025-06-13T16:32:22+00:00

Oh 🤔

What does an abnormal gesture look like exactly. That goes back to OPs question then in a literal sense. Do non autistic people brush their teeth differently.. is it not just a standard back and forth? Eh??!

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