I used to use it as excuse, and everytime my parents heard they berated me for it.
I am very thankful for what they did, I am still spoiled, but thats out of love, not due to my ADHD. They have spoiled me so much that I now refuse to get money from them from time to time. (Dont work yet as I have to settle in at uni first, this is due to autism, not an excuse, my form of autism makes settling in very difficult, so I just need the time, want to be working by the new year). Also, 12 years of therapy for my autism really helped me a lot, used to care about everything, now I just dont. That is something I had to learn, just like being calm (lmao I aint calm right now just typing). And not getting locked in thinking something is impossible just cuz I forget to think simple.
What is your “form of autism” if you don’t mind me asking? I have Asbergers and I’m always interested and curious to talk to others who are on the spectrum and are higher functioning. I feel like it better helps me understand something’s about myself sometimes as well as realizing something’s are associated with my autism that I had not previously attributed to it.
Well, I have asperger, struggled hard socially during the first 14 years of my life, this was due too being strict to rules and shit. Therapy helped me loosen up, which made social life easier, I still lacj social skills but I now atleast am able to interact with society. I was lucky enough to be smart which meant that instead of spending time learning during the first 18 years of my life, I could spend that time learning to socialize. This in turn made me catch up a bit socially. As a result most people dont instantly notice my autism anymore, nor my ADHD (this get suppressed by meds). Some are even surprised (the first time that happened I almost cried out of happines, as it felt like I could and did become normal. (Yes I got bulloed for it when I was 8 so I thought I was weird, thank you idiots)
But no, autism aint weird, and after all the therapy I have had I can tell that way more people have it but go undiagnosed. There are more people with some form of undiagnosed autism than diagnosed.
(Once again, how did I end up here when all you asked was where I was on the spectrum.......).
Probably me not taking my ADHD Meds. Should use this for writing tasks in the future.
Enabled. The karma here us the AdHD used as an excuse means mom b dad will have her forever. Since she can't drive and can't work ... and can't pay back.
Casey needs to run before they enmesh her in financing Alana forever.
Right?? I have ADD and started working when I was 15, and did sports, and took AP classes, and did theater. If anything, being busy helps…. Good Lord this guy has such low expectations for Alana it’s insulting.
I think being 16 changes this a bit. Aside from the ADHD, I think the parents needed to establish what would happen in this scenario before the car sharing happened. She's young enough to be excused from looking ahead and thinking about that, but the parents should have known better to know this could happen with two teenage daughters. I don't think this is on Alana, though she should have to pay in something, I think the parents should take a portion on to represent their part in this.
"It explains it, but doesn't excuse it" There's a reason ADHD is up there with the eating disorders for shortening life expectancy. I inattentively pulled my handbrake at 40 the other day :)
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u/SpiralPreamble 5d ago
Alana has ADHD, she's not a fucking invalid. Quit coddling her.