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The Care and Feeding of the ADHD friend

The Care and Feeding of the ADHD friend

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Tom Knighton
Jun 26, 2023
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I suck at reaching out to people.

You see, a lot of us with ADHD know we don’t conform to society. We’re weird. We’re outsiders. As a result, we spent a lot of time trying to fit in. We know good and well we can be annoying as hell if we allow it, so we don’t.

This, in combination with a lack of object permanence, is part …

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