• The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    10 months ago

    Nah dude from the parent’s perspective this shit ain’t always that funny lmao… I enjoy the humour but I also take it seriously. I’m grateful that so many people with ADHD make memes and shitposts about their experiences because it helps me to empathise with my kid.

    • Muun@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      I’m with you. My kid has adhd and I read these comics, not for the humor, but to get an idea of what’s going on in his head.

      • zipEnglish
        5·
        10 months ago

        Thank you for doing that. Thank you for making an effort to understand him. Like a parent should! Thank you so much! I genuinely mean it. 💖

        • Muun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          You’re welcome, but I’m no angel! His ADHD frustrates the absolute hell out of me. Trying to play with him results in a shift in activity every 5 minutes. It’s painful when I get invested in drawing Godzilla pictures only to have to go play pretend Minecraft 5 minutes in.

          Reading these is a survival mechanism for me!

          On a side note: I’ve realized I share sooooooo many symptoms with him. Currently in progress getting tested for adult ADHD.

          • hydrospanner@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            I should get tested as well, even as an adult.

            As a kid it was really bad, and affected my entire schooling negatively (I was the kid who would ace every test and quiz but still end up with a C because I turned in zero homework assignments…gifted classes but struggling to make the honor roll)…but my parents were worried about both the stigma of a diagnosis as well as the fear that I’d get prescribed something that would turn me into a zombie. Probably both unfounded fears but that’s why they never got me tested and growing up, only having them for perspective, that’s what I thought as well.

            Basically they tried to make me afraid of getting a diagnosis in order to get me to “straighten up” and do my homework.

            Looking back, I really wish they’d have looked into it and at least got me evaluated. If there was something I could take that would’ve improved my focus, it probably would have been a huge help in my academics.