>>13167991ADHD is absolutely real. Without medication I struggle to not get absolutely lost in my own thoughts when being talked to, I struggle to pay enough attention to the road to drive safely and my perception of time is absolutely fucked. Even with medication I have shit short term memory and often struggle to remember the exact names of friends, places, colleagues, technical terms and even basic words regardless of my familiarity with them. I can't process speech as well as others either which feels humiliating as I always have to ask others to repeat what they are saying like I am deaf. I even struggle to get the concepts of left and right correct. Before anyone asks, I am NOT autistic, I was tested when I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child and I exhibit no signs of poor social skills and self awareness other than avoidance of eye contact.
