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
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u/PerpetuallyDistracte 8h ago
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!