ADHD

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A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

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No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
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Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
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No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

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Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

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How untreated ADHD can trap you in depression (i.postimg.cc)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I did start meds but I've noticed that the key factor in how well they work is how I spend the first hour of my day.

If I open YouTube or social media the day is a wash.

If I start the day making breakfast listening to music with the idea of doing things that day, it goes great.

One thing that really helps me go with the second option is having a tab already open from the day before that has a playlist I can just start. And it's the only one open.

I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD so my experience may be different than someone diagnosed with Hyperactive ADHD.

Also be sure that they're doing more than just meds, education about various ways of managing ADHD in conjunction with meds will lead to far better outcomes than those things separately.

Or maybe the meds don't work for them and they need to try something different. One of my friends tried 3 different meds before they landed on one that worked.