Like autistic people get to be autistic. That’s a word, and it has meaning. Someone can be autistic because it’s a type of person (spectrumy type). In my opinion, ADHD sucks as an identifying term. It’s 3 letters, one repeated. It means nothing as it is spelled and can’t be owned as an identity because they’re letters, not a word. “I’m adhudd.” The initials include “disorder” in it. That sucks. Autistic people don’t go around saying, “Hi, I’m austically disordered,” cause that’s not accepting. Is there a term that is smooth and not judgmental for ADHD? Maybe we can take Aspergers since it got dropped, but add the ‘d’ to get “Adspergers”. Nah, that’s stupid af. What about multibrained? I feel multibrained because I act like I’ve got multiple brains running in my head doing their own thing all at the same time, and I bounce around them based on who knows what.
What? Oh, yes…I’ll have the spaghetti bolog-knees. Do you guys have red pepper…crushed red pepper? Yeah, thanks. Cool. I like your name tag. Is that really your name? Samsquatch?..oh! It’s Samuel, but you changed it to Samsquatch! I love Trailer Park Boys. Fuck off, Leahy! Yeah. Sorry. I got excited.
Okay. So…um, is there a descriptive word for ADHD that isn’t ADHD?
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It is broader encompassing, but you can just say Neuro divergent
That doesn’t fit well, because a person with adhd doesn’t want to be assumed has autism. It would be an unnecessary hurdle for the interpreter to get past lol
Derptistic
Dopaminded
I gave a joke answer, but I also have heard the term “kaleidoscope” to describe the shifting mental state, and I liked it. Maybe “kalaidoment”?
Not neurotypical? No need to get into specific diagnoses
Neurodivergent, no need to be specific
I disagree with providing clues about certain conditions. Doing so can lead to misinterpretation, as people’s perceptions vary widely. While it’s inevitable, it’s possible to live in a way that minimizes the impact of these perceptions, and I would advise everyone to do so.
ADHD, although it shares similarities among individuals with this neurodivergence, manifests uniquely in each person.
ADHD is distinct from autism, particularly in how individuals with ADHD manage conversations.
ADHD is also different from intellectual disabilities.
Despite these differences, all these conditions fall under the umbrella term “neurodivergent.” However, I prefer not to use this term, as it can lead to overthinking and reliance on preconceived notions. I just tell people I have ADD on paper and if they want to understand it/me better, they will ask. Or I will provide them the info I seen they are missing. Lol!
At-def
“Addy-haddy”
If you’re medicated you can say “I do drugs.” 😎
I’m on meth rn 😀
I just say ADHD’er
I feeeeeel…I ☝FEELLLLLL☝ (pls don’t get mad at me) like when I tell people ahead of time of my neurodivergence, they take it as me coming up with an excuse to be rude in the future.
I don’t understand the context
Hello, I’m unfiltered.
I’m like 95-100% filtered at first to avoid upsetting anyone. Very rarely, I’ll make it to 0% unfiltered with only the most accepting and trustworthy people.
I generally refer to myself as ASD (also has disorder in it) to describe my autistic traits and ADD for my ADHD. Sometimes I use Neuro divergent or ND if I’m feeling lazy.
It is not cool or trendy to be Autistic…
I know that you probably don’t mean it that way but I do think it is important to see people for who they are.
Degenerate
Retarded (I call myself that sometimes)
Squirly
