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I'm convinced there's not a single neurotypical in the medical field.

Kiddo and I joke that she’ll end up as a YouTuber bc that’s where ALL the Adhd’ers have seemingly landed.

My teenager keeps trying to get me to start a channel. She'd be the producer and editor, I'd basically be the "talent". lol

Crisis: Where hyperfocus is an ASSET.

There's a way in which it almost feels like a reprieve: the universe of things fighting for your attention violently contracts to One Specific Thing, and everything else goes straight out the window. To quote @kathryntewson.bsky.social 's bio, "Good in a crisis, and at no other time."

It's also worth noting that I'm blessed with supportive and flexible coworkers, and when I tell them "hey, kid medical emergency, gonna be offline, can you pick up X thing or push back the deadline" the answer has always been "yes, don't worry about it, do what you need to do."

I went to stunt school in my 20s, & being Lit On Fire was easily the most calm moment I’ve had in my life. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It was like time slowed down, my brain slowed down. I heard someone say, in the middle of it “She’s going a really long time!” (Many of the kids panicked and dropped.) Absolute Zen for me.

And in my experience, unfortunately, only good for about 80% of the crisis before my battery runs down. (Though that probably isn't an ADHD-specific thing.)

As an anxiety peep, crisis is oddly relaxing. Like yes brain, this IS the worst possible scenario and all your responses are actually stunningly proportionate.

Crisis: (happens) Brain: Finally, some goddamn vindication around here

There's also no need to social monitor. Everyone is in crisis, we're all doing what we deem necessary, no one is looking at me in judgment, they are looking to see if I am actively on fire or not.