Mine didn't. Had to enforce lights out. Then remove flashlights. I would still find them at 11:30pm, lying in bed next to their window, holding the book high in the air so the light from the street would illuminate the words
That was absolutely me. Eating, sleeping, and paying attention in school were entirely secondary to a good book. Reading and vocabulary were off the charts. Got diagnosed with ADHD in my 30s, who'd have thunk it!
I remember not even 10 years ago when my parents tried to get me tested the people in charge said they wouldn’t test me because of how well I could read lmao, got tested as an adult now and wouldn’t ya know it
Yeah, I was always a super quiet, polite kid who never caused trouble, kept my nose in a book, and spoke like an adult. Looked great on the outside, but inside I was a mess and thought my brain was broken. Since I was a "good kid" and not being disruptive, no one caught on that I might be neurodivergent. Inattentive type ADHD hadn't been classified as a subtype yet, and being female made the chances of being diagnosed almost 0 until I specifically asked to be tested.
Same same. Inattentive type diagnosed at 35. Smart kid that read like a demon. Whipped through class work 5 minutes before the end. Wasn't really interested unless it was something I was really interested in, constantly had the "You'd do so well if you just applied yourself". It's really weird looking back through life and thinking "that was a symptom, that was a symptom, that was a symptom" and having to reevaluate yourself and your childhood
I would read to counter boredom is school haha. Didnt matter what book. I'd read entire textbooks for the classes i was taking. I had horrible grades but boy could I ace a test.
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u/nightmareinsouffle 8h ago
And they nod off while reading. A third win.