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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So all this comes back to the initial question - is this just my personality or am I “neurodivergent” in some way that makes things more challenging for me. I guess if I am just “quirky” and have found ways of coping by my age, then it is what it is. But if my kid is dealing with the same challenges I have had, I would rather them not struggle for 40 years ya know?[/quote]

I think this depends on how you expect a diagnosis to help. There are things you can do to help with executive function; there are school accommodations that can help (or roll with) inattention or fixation. In some cases medication might be indicated. But there's not anything that's going to change the societal expectation that you sometimes hide your feelings, or sometimes do stuff that you'd rather put off: everybody is expected to do that to spme extent. You'd seek help and/or diagnosis if your having to do those things caused you real mental distress.

FWIW, I have some ADD traits, and I had more when I was a kid. I don't think I have ADD. I think I was severely bullied as a kid (anxiety and OCD behaviors then, that I've outgrown) and that I'm an introvert trying to do more things in this modern world than is really ideal for me. [/quote]

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