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already cried three times because this is so validating

The first half I was kinda felt like everything I had already heard before but the second half is making go hhhhh that is interesting and a good point.

Decided to abandon at 21%z

I struggle with journalist style of narrating and just couldn’t tolerate listening any longer. I thought it had good content. I’m keen at present to read more content that is explicitly about advanced ADHD knowledge and strategies for management.

180

i needed this

wow

audiobook

Useful for other invisible conditions! I feel very validated in my depression.

Ah. The smart student to losing the structure of school to struggling pipeline.

Read about this book in an article (saw it on TikTok) and thought it looked like the ADHD version of everything I know about love lol

Who knew that consuming vitamin c (or anything that makes your pee more acidic) straight after your stimulant medication will cause you to excrete the medication faster and reduce the amount of time its effects last? Not me!

Ooo I loved playing “who’s genetically to blame?” Too as I look as my very adhd mother and very audhd father 😶‍🌫️

I do hope she brings up the fact that /because/ many people with adhd try to find social circles who accept their neurodiversity even before diagnosis, that also plays into the “why so many people you know are getting adhd diagnoses”
Like yes mom, it’s called being “peer reviewed.”

Ohhhhhhhh No Child Left Behind, how could we ever anticipate the damage you’ve done to every USAmerican in school from the early aughts

“Five months and 700$ later I had my diagnosis”
*sobbing* it /only/ took you that much and that long??

“I can’t throw it away, I might need it someday” —said months ago
Oh Nauuuuurrrr

Personally triggered by the “being late to the zoom call because I Have To Fix The Problem Directly In Front Of Me And That Alarm We Snoozed Wasn’t That Long Ago”
For legal reasons, I must clarify that I was not trying to fix a broken plant pot with clay and this is a joke.

“Most psychiatrists aren’t as interested in the touchy feely shit and then he referred me to a therapist.” Stooooooop I thought I was the only one spilling their life to a PsyD who’s just going “okay yeah please just take your meds and go, I don’t care about your expensive day planners that go unused.”

Genuinely love the intro and how Boseley says right up from that this isn’t an exhaustive or all encompassing look at adhd but does cover a good chunk of the standard “but what do you mean you have it?” Conversation

So far Matilda has touched on so many poignant points relevant to the modern day experience of ADHD, and done so especially well from the lens of a girl/woman. Most unexpectedly, the book is densely packed with information from research, which has really altered my perspective. I also love her analogy of ADHD symptoms as the ringed walls around the Earth Kingdom in Avatar the Last Airbender aka Ba Sing S-ADHD!

It’s basically one long TikTok post in an Australian accent. Here for the ride.

I'm finally meeting my brain too ...

simply sobbing while listening to this

This book feels like a personal call out and I’m struggling to either do ‘Ah that makes sense’ or just burst into tears

This book feels like a personal call out and I’m struggling to either do ‘Ah that makes sense’ or just burst into tears

he vuelto a la no ficción!!!!
equipo ni idea como llegué a este libro pero mierdaaaaa siento q lo escribí yo

the original symptom list of adhd called it a "morbid defect of moral control" me having executive function i'm afraid

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"The good news is, there are actually ways to [make living with ADHD less exhausting]. The bad news is, they are going to therapy, eating healthily, getting enough sleep and exercising regularly."

god fucking damnit

Not everyone has nice things to say about this book but to be honest I am finding it relatable and easy to read and connect with - its not meant to be written by a doctor - but a real person!