Yep, when you respond to a Tweet with someone tagged, if you don't manually un-select them, you mention the author of the tweet and everyone tagged in it. People also get quote tweet notifications.
Yeah, I am happy to talk to imperfect people and help break the stigma.
I also get a lot of comments along the lines of "You should include x. You should write it this way." I am baffled when people get really upset when I don't automatically agree with them even though I can only explain my reasoning or not respond.
The 5-minute rule, and similar "just start" advice, does not work for me. It only makes me feel worse.
Because if i'm set to do something for 5 minutes, I know i will do it for those 5 minutes only. And then get distracted. At least in my case, my ADHD makes it so that my mind HAS to go somewhere else. The problem is keeping that impulse in check, which takes a lot of (mental) effort, so I'm very prone to burn out.
In my case, I know it is neurological/genetic in root cause, as behavioural interventions have almost no effect (i'm a psychologist so I know). But for other people they may be more effective.
As anything related to the mind, there is a mix of biological and environmental factors. I'm often sad that ADHD is often both overdiagnosed AND underdiagnosed. Because it is often misunderstood.
Finally, there is Attention Deficit Trait. Which is, as far as I understand, mostly environmental. And neurotypical people can often exhibit ADD symptoms due to this.
Dr. Edward Hallowell (an ADHD expert) wrote a really interesting book called "Driven to distraction at work" in which he talks about how ADT can arise in modern work environments.
Hopefully that adds a bit to the conversation, and anyone that reads your blog and suspects ADHD can get proper treatment. :D
Thank you for sharing Abbey Perini
Also thank you Miki Szeles!
For the record. I have to say. I really don't like tags. I'm very reluctant to calling myself "ADHD people". There are some deep philosophical reasons for my choice though. Mostly rooted on the history of mental illness, which I studied in school.
But I think everyone should cope with their situation as they see fit, and having a name for it often helps making sense of the mess that is our brains XD