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1. cgio · 1791119563 · focus · HN ↗

   An almost trifecta. I am almost gifted, autism and adhd ( or add, you wouldn’t call me hyperactive…). My trick was to “use” my autism to filter out rejection clues. I am still sensitive in a sense, can get obsessed over detail of something that could be perceived as a rejection, but I actively refuse parsing anything as such. People tell me I am over-confident to a fault.

   1. willismichael · 1791121440 · focus · HN ↗

      The "hyperactive" part of ADHD is kind of a misnomer, or at least doesn't mean hyperactive in the way that most people understand the word. Think of it more as a tendency to hyperfocus on specific things while completely ignoring other things.

      1. hirvi74 · 1791148595 · focus · HN ↗

         You clearly have never met me in person. I am like a walking, talking Jim Carrey character. I'm also well into adulthood. For some, the hyperactivity is what most people think, and it does not always die down in adulthood.

         1. willismichael · 1791152509 · focus · HN ↗

            Ok fair enough, I should have said that it's not always visible hyperactivity.

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