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Not sure it's an ADHD(confirmed) thing myself or some mild form of the above(has been suggested to me) I always found following some instructions hard, not bec

Not sure it's an ADHD(confirmed) thing myself or some mild form of the above(has been suggested to me) I always found following some instructions hard, not because I disliked it but because I would genuinely misinterpret them, miss a word or get stuck at a point where a part of an instruction could be interpreted multiple ways, this was always awkward because then ruminate on if I should make a decision or ask for clarification. Biggest one I noticed last year in a temp retail job is when people asked me "have you done X?". I'd hear "are you working on X?" or "will you do x?" From the outside it didn't look great that I was apparently saying I finished X, when clearly X wasn't done yet or I was clearly in the middle of doing X. From the outside it just looked like I was blatantly lying, and sometimes it was easier to lean into that. Than try to explain there might issue related to condition some people don't believe is real, and that it wasn't at all in my interest to disclose. Once I made enough mistakes to know what was expected though I had no trouble.

RationalDino 3y ago
I wouldn't hazard a guess. But it is absolutely true that ADHD can go along with inattention when people are talking to you, which can cause misunderstandings. My daughter particularly struggles with that when she reads, and will often have to re-read a passage several times until she can pay enough attention to understand it. (The more boring the passage, the harder she finds it.)
- lawlessone 3y ago
  That is probably what is happening . Before I knew what it was , friends , family and myself just called it zoning out. Made for very awkward work meetings when asked what I thought on something. I wish I could give some useful advice. But all I can really say STAY ON TOP IT. My big issues have been. What's interesting today is often boring tomorrow. Lateness. Anything even slightly bad will keep getting genuinely put off until "tomorrow" That goes for all aspects of life, bills, car maintenance. It doesn't matter that I have they money sitting there to pay a bill , I'll still sit on it until I'm told it's overdue. Or in the cars case the gear that's dodgy for year will no longer work. edit: i'll also mention avoid short form social media video. I think all the anti-tiktok stuff is overblown. But (just my opinion) it's ADHD kryptonyte.

RationalDino 3y ago

I wouldn't hazard a guess. But it is absolutely true that ADHD can go along with inattention when people are talking to you, which can cause misunderstandings. My daughter particularly struggles with that when she reads, and will often have to re-read a passage several times until she can pay enough attention to understand it. (The more boring the passage, the harder she finds it.)

lawlessone 3y ago
That is probably what is happening . Before I knew what it was , friends , family and myself just called it zoning out. Made for very awkward work meetings when asked what I thought on something. I wish I could give some useful advice. But all I can really say STAY ON TOP IT. My big issues have been. What's interesting today is often boring tomorrow. Lateness. Anything even slightly bad will keep getting genuinely put off until "tomorrow" That goes for all aspects of life, bills, car maintenance. It doesn't matter that I have they money sitting there to pay a bill , I'll still sit on it until I'm told it's overdue. Or in the cars case the gear that's dodgy for year will no longer work. edit: i'll also mention avoid short form social media video. I think all the anti-tiktok stuff is overblown. But (just my opinion) it's ADHD kryptonyte.