ADHD isn’t some thing that makes you experience things that other people don’t experience. It just makes those much much more frequent, stronger and harder to control. Your response is exactly what this meme is about, not enough people take ADHD seriously and many ADHD folks suffer unnecessarily because of that. ADHD is a condition that has a wide range range of symptoms and is not just “haha, I can’t focus on things as well as others”. There’s also a chance that you and your family have undiagnosed ADHD which makes it seem to you that everyone lives like that when it’s simply not the case.

If you’re the type of person to actually listen to us then please watch this 3-part video because it really puts into the perspective what ADHD is. Of course this video is a bit dated and doesn’t cover our experiences too much but that’s understandable as it’s about the neuroanatomy behind ADHD to lay a foundation to understand ADHD.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZtYzFq4WY

Part 2: https://youtu.be/M8dLiH1LFx8?si=7NUMGSDFXrvd4ixe

Part 3: https://youtu.be/sPFmKu2S5XY?si=XToMJ3kvrt5TiW97

Edit: ADHD also has a big overlap with other neurodevelopmental disorders or things like depression. And speaking of depression, a lot of people with ADHD have it which means that although some of the things are not directly caused by ADHD they’re still indirectly caused by it which makes it alright to discuss in this group. Role of those kinds of groups is to make people find comfort by showing that there are other people that are experiencing the exact same things. Sharing your success stories is also encouraged to motivate people to not give up and try different things till they find something that works for them.