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The ADHD Iceberg (lemy.lol)
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An outline two dimensional image of an iceberg, with the following text: THE ADHD ICEBERG. WHAT PEOPLE THINK ADHD IS: trouble focusing, fidgeting. (The following is below the waterline, and thus hidden). WHAT ADHD ACTUALLY IS: difficulty maintaining relationships, depression, difficulty following and maintaining conversations, sensory processing disorder, financial problems, anxiety, uncontrollable fidgeting, hyperfixations, poor sense of time, 'all or nothing', trouble recalling commonly used words, sleeping problems, auditory processing disorder, mood swings, inability to focus even if there are no distractions, executive dysfunction, poor impulse control, rejective sensitive dysphoria, forgetting to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, losing items relentlessly, difficulty switching tasks or inability to stick to one, problems focusing on things even if they are of interest, choice paralysis, trouble regulating emotions, chronic unemployment, forgetting thoughts 0.2 seconds after having them
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[–] 20 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Trouble recalling commonly used words is a big one for me. Also I use other words as placeholder who are adjacent in my head, like dishwasher and washing machine. Followed by frustration that people don't have the same association and immediately understand what I mean

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    "Thingy," "that thing," "thingamabob," and "whatchacallit" are all valid ways that myself, my friends, and my family refer to items. Sometimes there's an adjective or relative descriptor used to clarify, like "that spiky thing," or "the blue thingy next to the TV."

    Do you also sometimes go through the alphabet when trying to find a word? Usually if I can figure out what sound/letter starts the word I'm looking for, I can find the rest of it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I don’t define myself as ADHD but I’ve been doing that for years. It doesn’t always work but I it primes by brain to be aware of all the letters. Good for wordle, trivia, etc.

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