I was diagnosed 20 years ago. I joined this forum and was astonished when I saw a post entitled “what kind of earplugs do you have?” I thought “wait, you all have ear plugs too?” My point is that when I was diagnosed, we didn’t know all these things about ADHD (auditory sensitivities, etc). I used to flip shit and get angry immediately when I heard leaf blowers. Certain sounds would send me over the edge when I was younger. I am also finding out about a correlation between ADHD and rejection dysphoria. What book can I read to find out what else I don’t know that’s been discovered since 2005?
Also, I’m female, so I’m probably missing info about that too.
Try How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe.
She also has a YouTube channel with a ton of great stuff: https://youtube.com/@howtoadhd
Goddamn! Watching one of her videos on stopping unwanted hyperfocusing, and right after she recommends the idea of planning ahead, she plays an ad. Of course that’s where my hands are busy making notes on planning ahead. Well played, well played!
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