Hey, MisWired here. Today I want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a while. I know that being an ADHDer is never easy, especially now with all the restrictions placed on us due to Covid. But one thing I've noticed more and more is that people are quick to dismiss our struggles. And this is particularly harmful to those of us who don't have that much self-confidence, as it sounds as if we aren't doing enough. And I think a lot of it boils down to how people view struggles. The fact that a lot of our struggles are invisible, people think that we're making them up and are quick to dismiss them. What's even worse, is that even when we have issues that can be clearly seen, people assume that we're making them up.
And it gets even worse when we have disability issues when we're young, because we're always told that we're too young to have a disability. That compounded with the fact that neurodiversities such as Autism and ADHD are usually seen as childhood diagnoses, it gets to a point where we often have to hide things that are naturally us. This leads to masking and burnouts. I don't know why, but often these things are blamed on us not trying hard enough when all we do is try. I also think this is why we struggle in school and traditional jobs.
At the end of the day, no matter how we look at it, disabilities need to be taken more seriously. Because we're people, and we need help beyond "take this pill" or "here's a wheelchair", if we even get that. And that's the biggest hurdle I think most of us have when it comes to managing and accepting our disability.
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