• cynar@lemmy.world
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    An atypical response to caffeine is one of the most consistent markers of ADHD I’ve seen in the wild. I’ve yet to meet someone who has it and didn’t have some level of ADHD symptoms as well.

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        True. I tend to hang out with a lot of high functioning weirdos. We worked out that about half of us either were diagnosed with various neurodiversities, or reasonably could be. Several got diagnosed, after the caffeine point.

        Unfortunately, high functioning ADHD diagnosis can be VERY hit and miss. My diagnosis was apparently fairly blatant. A friend, with very similar experiences and issues, got the opposite end of the deal. Since he could hold down a job, he obviously had no issues. A depressing chunk is down to the personal opinion of the assessor.

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          Yep!!! Hold down a job so you’re fine! Not to mention the last time my house was clean was 7 years ago when i took a half dose of adderall…

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            My house might be tidy… one day… I don’t think it’s been truly tidy in over a decade.