[kermitology]

ADHD is a poorly worded name for what we're learning should be better thought of as neurodivergency. My wife was diagnosed when we took our daughter in for evaluation (my daughter is pretty severe). I've learned a lot about it over the past 2 years or so that we've been trying to help my daughter navigate it. Some of the books by Gabor Mate are helpful with understanding it, and for kids - books like My Brain Needs Glasses really help to explain a lot of what is going on and how medications help.

Neurodivergency also has a lot of common traits with ASD (given they're both represented by difficulty with executive function) and people who are neurodivergent are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. Knowing what's going on and providing resources to your friends and family goes a long way in helping them understand that the (likely) annoying tendencies you have are really not your fault, and neurotypical people can do certain things to help those who are neurodivergent stay on top of things.

Whoever mentioned TikTok, that's also been a really interested dive for me as well. I've learned so much about how that process of chasing the dopamine works. Good luck!