My dearest D – we share those 'enlightening letters'. Likewise, I wasn't diagnosed until I was nearly 41.
Mine looks quite a bit different than the hyperactive kind – I'm what they call 'Inattentive ADD'; the hyperaware daydreamer, appearing to pay attention to nothing, when in fact, I'm paying attention to everything at once. It's what makes me so damn good at my job.
The beauty of the ADD mind is that, once supported and given structure, we thrive. It's simply that our brains are wired differently, in ways that struggle with the standard societal framework. Learning to see those differences as 'gifts' rather than 'disorders' is really half the battle. I'm still working on that one myself.
From one little freckled ginger – who sees and hears and feels everything so deeply – to another...welcome to the part where you begin to forgive all those things you always thought were 'wrong' with you, and you blossom more and more fully into your brilliantly radiant, perfect self. <3 xo, z
ps – you and yer lil fella are just too damn cuuute!
thanks, this actually helped, the "inattentive hyper-aware daydreamer".
I wanted to add so much more to this post, but found it hard to write the little that I have!
Processing my new label, will take me a while I think and there's a long road ahead.
What an adorable little ginger gal you were/are! I'm very honoured to have met you here in this crazy crypto space and look forward to many more moons, sharing our experiences!
I'll let you in on a secret! who sees and hears and feels everything so deeply I DO TOO! although I didn't care to admit it until now, I'm taking in as much information as I can! I'd also like to drop the 'Disorder tag too, because, I don't feel disorderly! In my ginger brain, i'm rather orderly, it's just that others don't see it yet LOL!! My besty and equally amazing human bean @d-vine can join our exclusive club too, and embrace all things complex, creative and beautiful! Society has tried to mould us for too long, it won't win, because we will never fit inside any preformed idealistic human jigsaw puzzle! I wanna be that spare piece that doesn't fit!
have a beautiful rest of your week and accept a massive 'Ginger Dazzle Bear' hug for being AMAZING!
that pictures is super cute, the freckles!