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Soundtrack of my childhood (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 159 points 2 months ago

I was tested by someone who came to my school when I was about eight years old because my parents were concerned. They diagnosed me as being lazy.

30+ years later and my kid is going through the same thing. The workers at the nursery are decent though, and suspect neurodiversity. A couple of appointments later and my kid gets an autism and ADHD diagnosis. My wife and I speak to them because my symptoms are so similar, and they said that from the conversations we had about my kid, they assumed that I had already been diagnosed.

I'm now 45 and still on a waiting list for an official diagnosis 😫

[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 95 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Knowing is half the battle.

I was one of those "gifted children that was too lazy" and my mother was one of those "nothing can be wrong with my child or it reflects poorly on me!" and I got diagnosed with full blown ADHD at 29.

Therapy and drugs are great. And I'm glad you were aware enough to get your child tested. Early is for their best.

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 35 points 2 months ago

My parents called me lazy and unmotivated when I didn't have an executive position at Google right out of highschool wile also saying I'm wasting my life on computers.

Got a "life sucks, then you die" any time I had any problems.

I just want a low effort life where I can be cozy. I'd probably taste test another gun if my job was stressful.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 months ago

If you're tech inclined, look for tech positions at non-tech places. Sometimes they can be hell "we need you to be the entire technology division on the salary of a remote helpdesk worker", but there are rare places where you get to help and do cool tech stuff without the constant "climb the ladder or die" bullshit.

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I got that one figured out. I get to hide alone in the server room and only actually do a few hours of work when things are actually broken.
8/10-The pay is a bit crap and I have to wear pants.