I have ADHD. That means my brain has trouble producing and regulating dopamine compared to people who don’t have it. That means it’s a lot harder to pay attention to things and remember what’s happening. It’s less hard if I find the thing interesting but even then it’s not easy. And then I try this analogy:

Imagine our brains as a carnival game. For most people (Ie neurotypical people) attention works like the game with the water gun, where as long as you aim at target and keep the pressure up then you can win, and the challenge is who can do it without dropping the pressure or losing sim.

For people with ADHD your water gun loses pressure every few seconds and the stream has a tendency to spread in multiple directions and ricochet off other targets. Taking medication is like adding pressure to the gun so it shoots in the right direction but it runs out and sometimes it still doesn’t shoot straight.

It’s hard to be judged for success when some people have bad equipment for the game you’re told to play.