I can't judge your friends' psychiatric diagnoses, but actual ADHD is much more than lack of focus:
* Bad emotional control
* Bad short-term memory
* Difficulty in visualizing multiple possible outcomes of a course of action
* Difficulty in remembering relevant past experiences in the moment
* Difficulty in creating and executing plans
Yup, this is true. My twin brother was diagnosed in childhood - that doesn't make me an expert or anything, but I've been close to someone who exhibited, and continues to exhibit, all of these symptoms.
There's probably a lot more going on in my friends' minds than I'm privy to, especially during the two years we saw very little of each other. I know someone can seem to be thriving and be struggling under the surface. But these were, by and large, not people who visibly struggled with executive function, emotional regulation, or memory in any way in the previous years of our friendship.
I can't judge your friends' psychiatric diagnoses, but actual ADHD is much more than lack of focus:
* Bad emotional control
* Bad short-term memory
* Difficulty in visualizing multiple possible outcomes of a course of action
* Difficulty in remembering relevant past experiences in the moment
* Difficulty in creating and executing plans
Yup, this is true. My twin brother was diagnosed in childhood - that doesn't make me an expert or anything, but I've been close to someone who exhibited, and continues to exhibit, all of these symptoms.
There's probably a lot more going on in my friends' minds than I'm privy to, especially during the two years we saw very little of each other. I know someone can seem to be thriving and be struggling under the surface. But these were, by and large, not people who visibly struggled with executive function, emotional regulation, or memory in any way in the previous years of our friendship.
You're a twin!?
Yes! HeтАЩs a much better person than I am.