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Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

Pffft I looked at the title to see what it really was and saw random noodles
I'll never unsee noodles xD

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

YES
all of the chaos for art lmao

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

Although sometimes I function more when I dont sleep

like, arting lmao

But basically any other task and I start sounding drunk if I dont sleep enough lol

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

LOL niiiice

Same xD I think severity doesn't matter much unless the condition is making a person non-functional

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

I'd say its more of a curiosity, less of a concern. I'd love to get tested so I can nerd out about how my brain works and study it like a crazy person xD
but its expensive, and doesn't affect how I live my life since I already feel like I have a decent grip on myself. So I'll just wonder <3

But yes, not everyone responds to these things the same, and severities may differ too. Also notable that there may be undiagnosed conditions that make symptoms worse/less functional. I have a friend who's ADHD is pretty debilitating, and I highly suspect there may be more to his brain than that, especially since his (far too strong dose of) meds aren't helping with some of the symptoms.

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

Yeah my mother says that a doctor suggested I have both adhd and mild aspergers, but they didn't put it on paper cause I was functional enough that they didn't want the idea of it to haunt me or affect my life. Something like that idk. I was too young to understand xD
They also suggested nonverbal reading disorder but idk, cause that literally just sounds like adhd. I haven't figured out the difference.

Sometimes I have trouble reading context from people, but I understand emotions and have a ton of empathy. So in that way, idk if aspergers would be written off or if it doesn't always suggest a lack of emotional understanding. I haven't researched it as much lol

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

You're all good! :D
Honestly, if adhd/autism ARE genetic disorders, it makes a lot of sense why there are so many cases these days. The current lifestyle (especially in the US) is a little intense for many people, to say the least.
That, and before the 80's they didn't acknowledge that adults could have adhd, hence people thinking it was a lie for forever xD

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

@0v7:
Yeah, I assume the chemical balance in the brain is very similar between the two, but different enough that they are still very different disorders O:
a lot of the symptoms can be very similar, I think I read somewhere that it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference between the two lol Especially in more mild cases. (I could be wrong, I dont remember where that source was)

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

@0v7:
Yeah, the studies I read suggested that it MIGHT be a nervous system disorder by genetic cause (which would also suggest lifestyle/upbringing could have caused it in some manner of way), but that's not proven to be factual or not. There aren't many studies going on for it these days xD
Autism has the same theory too.
I thikn I read something about it being connected to a low level of dopamine in the brain too, or something? idk, its all interesting to me

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

@0v7:
Right, exactly! A lot of these sort of connect with each other, but that doesn't mean that they aren't separate things. If that makes sense xD
Here's a little relevant blurb from my paper

“Roughly 80 percent of those with ADHD are diagnosed with at least one other psychiatric disorder sometime in their life,” as written by ADDitude magazine.

Depression
Anxiety
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder
Learning disabilities
Language disabilities
Fine and gross motor difficulties
Executive function difficulties
Tic disorders

Among other types of psychiatric disorders. ADHD has a lot of secondary problems--also known as comorbid conditions--which may be triggered by experiences with their primary disorder. The frustrations and embarrassments that ADHD may cause when trying to function in the normal world. Feedback from others can have a large impact on those, especially children, who suffer the symptoms.

Sometimes, symptoms of ADHD can end up being from one of their secondary conditions, rendering treatments potentially less effective.

In hindsight I probably could have elaborated more, or more clearly, but I hate writing a cohesive 5 pages. Stuffs hard on my brain lmao

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

I say this in a respectful manner, but you probably would be! It could be very enlightening and makes these things feel way more normal, for the person experiencing it. I did a research paper on ADHD for my pathology class and it really took out some of the frustrations I always had growing up with it. Made me kinda understand on a cellular level (as far as its known, cause not all of it is totally understood yet) and a little bit of "why" am I like this.

It makes it feel less like "my brain is broke" and more like "my brain is very healthy, it just has a process that doesn't fit the mold of society"
But once I learn how to work WITH my brain, either chemically with supplements or just with routine styles, I can strain a little bit less to do normal tasks.

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

True, it does! It helps me fill the blanks a bit, but now we all wear masks lmao

Man, the brain is such an interesting thing. Mental conditions that tell how each brain is functioning and how it receives/responds to information is SO cool to study. Its a bit relevant in my field xD

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

Yeah, I probably get that too a bit, but also I'm probably losing some of my hearing a bit already lol just like, some frequencies can be difficult to hear over others. I notice that I have to turn the tv up a bit more than my partner does so I can properly make out speech.

Posted in Random doodles~! Posted 4 years ago

@0v7:
Yeah eye contact bothers me too. I can only look at my partner and my mother in the eyes. But even then, sometimes I cant do that either xD
There's just too much in those little marbles, its overwhelming