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> I should follow my dream, and if I didn't yet know what that was, I should live with career uncertainty until I figured it out Yyyyyuuuppp. I'm now 33 and st

by corobo 5y ago

> I should follow my dream, and if I didn't yet know what that was, I should live with career uncertainty until I figured it out Yyyyyuuuppp. I'm now 33 and still haven't figured out my 'dream' I have figured out I probably have ADHD though. Cheers for missing that, school.

Ensorceled 5y ago
I was diagnosed with ADHD in my fifties ... lots and lots of people (including me) missed it.
- corobo 5y ago
  Got my decider appointment on the 2nd! Tell you what, whether I have it or not learning of ADHD and using the techniques that work for it has helped immensely. I'll take that if nothing else! Yeah I completely missed it too. It'd be great if there was some way for schools to pick it up! Probably through seeing how certain students learn and providing differing education style as needed. It might even already be the case to be fair, it's been a minute since I was at school
  - topicseed 5y ago
    Off-topic but do you mind sharing some of those helpful techniques?
    - corobo 5y ago
      Essentially I watched every video from the YouTube channel HowToADHD I wish I could give a perfect headline technique as an example but it's more changing how you do things to work with the way your mind works instead of against it http://youtube.com/HowtoADHD http://youtube.com/HowtoADHD
  - swader999 5y ago
    Just going off your writing style I'd bet you lean that way. And I don't mean it in a bad way. It can be like a super power if you can tame it properly.
    - corobo 5y ago
      I'm completely ok with having ADHD! Relieved even if it turns out a bit of medication might bring me closer to actually finishing a project!
      - swader999 5y ago
        It'll be life changing but a bit like flowers for Algernon in that the effect fades over the years with tolerance.
        corobo 5y ago
        As long as I create something in that "a bit" that sets me for life I'm good to go and if that doesn't happen at least I'll have tried haha
  - bijant 5y ago
    Sadly most of the research on adapting teaching styles to students learning styles has been completely relegated to special needs education in most countries. The Potential in Neurodiversity is not really appreciated in mainstream Education where it is mainly seen as a disability or hindrance to following a standard curriculum. But the more we learn about the brain and cognitive development the clearer it becomes, that Neurodiversity is not an aberration but a fundamental feature of human evolution. An educational System rooted in the 19th century based on a fordistic conception of Students and Teachers does not align with contemporary research and will have to be thoroughly disrupted.
  - Ensorceled 5y ago
    Yeah, knowing why I've been having these problems all my life; that I'm not lazy, lacking in will power or just stubborn, was the biggest relief.
  - SyzygistSix 5y ago
    >and using the techniques that work for it has helped immensely What resources did you use to find those techniques? edit: nevermind. I saw your other comment; " Essentially I watched every video from the YouTube channel HowToADHD" Thank you.

by corobo 5y ago

Ensorceled 5y ago

I was diagnosed with ADHD in my fifties ... lots and lots of people (including me) missed it.

corobo 5y ago
Got my decider appointment on the 2nd! Tell you what, whether I have it or not learning of ADHD and using the techniques that work for it has helped immensely. I'll take that if nothing else! Yeah I completely missed it too. It'd be great if there was some way for schools to pick it up! Probably through seeing how certain students learn and providing differing education style as needed. It might even already be the case to be fair, it's been a minute since I was at school
- topicseed 5y ago
  Off-topic but do you mind sharing some of those helpful techniques?
  - corobo 5y ago
    Essentially I watched every video from the YouTube channel HowToADHD I wish I could give a perfect headline technique as an example but it's more changing how you do things to work with the way your mind works instead of against it http://youtube.com/HowtoADHD http://youtube.com/HowtoADHD
- swader999 5y ago
  Just going off your writing style I'd bet you lean that way. And I don't mean it in a bad way. It can be like a super power if you can tame it properly.
  - corobo 5y ago
    I'm completely ok with having ADHD! Relieved even if it turns out a bit of medication might bring me closer to actually finishing a project!
    - swader999 5y ago
      It'll be life changing but a bit like flowers for Algernon in that the effect fades over the years with tolerance.
      - corobo 5y ago
        As long as I create something in that "a bit" that sets me for life I'm good to go and if that doesn't happen at least I'll have tried haha
- bijant 5y ago
  Sadly most of the research on adapting teaching styles to students learning styles has been completely relegated to special needs education in most countries. The Potential in Neurodiversity is not really appreciated in mainstream Education where it is mainly seen as a disability or hindrance to following a standard curriculum. But the more we learn about the brain and cognitive development the clearer it becomes, that Neurodiversity is not an aberration but a fundamental feature of human evolution. An educational System rooted in the 19th century based on a fordistic conception of Students and Teachers does not align with contemporary research and will have to be thoroughly disrupted.
- Ensorceled 5y ago
  Yeah, knowing why I've been having these problems all my life; that I'm not lazy, lacking in will power or just stubborn, was the biggest relief.
- SyzygistSix 5y ago
  >and using the techniques that work for it has helped immensely What resources did you use to find those techniques? edit: nevermind. I saw your other comment; " Essentially I watched every video from the YouTube channel HowToADHD" Thank you.