+1 to all of this. I used to think that the hyperfocus and the many small talents I have acquired were a net up-side to my disorder. But now I see they don't e

+1 to all of this. I used to think that the hyperfocus and the many small talents I have acquired were a net up-side to my disorder. But now I see they don't even fully compensate, and neurotypical people are just as good at all those things as I am if they dedicate similar time, and they don't struggle to pay their bills or do paperwork. I am still undiagnosed — because even getting that done involves a level of organisation — and it has taken me fully burning out and trying to learn how to do things without relying on hyperfocus and deadline adrenaline, two mechanisms that fully broke, to realise that I was always impaired. I was just skating by because I went to a good school and had attentive parents. The superpower narrative makes me mad. The Alex Partridge "ADHD people are experts at <whatever>" bullshit makes me mad.