LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoWhat pointless advice have you had?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down11
arrow-up1130arrow-down1imageWhat pointless advice have you had?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareShellofbiomatter@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-26 months agoYou should pay more attention. To a kid with textbook ADHD
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoEvery time I explain how I have difficulties, I get asked: Have you tried setting an alarm? Have you tried making a to do list? Have you tried getting someone else to remind you? I can’t think of the others, but I’ve heard them all (as I’m sure you have). And I have to say: YES. I HAVE TRIED ALL THE THINGS. (And I have found some things that work for some of the things, at least some of the time)
minus-squareGreatWhiteBuffalo41@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoMy significant other and I like to routinely say that to each other in fake, over the top, condescending tones at each other when one of us is struggling a little extra with ADHD. Makes us both laugh.
You should pay more attention.
To a kid with textbook ADHD
Every time I explain how I have difficulties, I get asked:
I can’t think of the others, but I’ve heard them all (as I’m sure you have).
And I have to say: YES. I HAVE TRIED ALL THE THINGS.
(And I have found some things that work for some of the things, at least some of the time)
My significant other and I like to routinely say that to each other in fake, over the top, condescending tones at each other when one of us is struggling a little extra with ADHD. Makes us both laugh.