Post by EJ on Nov 9, 2017 14:26:00 GMT
I can bet a lot of you on here suffer the same, but I fear being judged due to my lack of outward appearance of disability.
There is great ignorance and lack of awareness for disabilities that are seemingly 'invisible' which can be the case with mine.
It can be very much a generational thing, but even some friends of mine (albeit minimal) disregard the fact that I have a disability.
It hurts that my parents have barely ever talked to me about my ADHD despite getting me a diagnosis and meds at a young age, but it has always been a taboo subject and ignored.
My upbringing and lack of emotional support has played a huge role negatively in my adult life sadly and it angers me that folk might see me as 'perfectly able' including the bastard DWP who many on here will be enraged at.
Luckily I have grown massively with regards to self awareness and limitations... although I need to do better at being kinder to myself... I compare myself to neurotypicals in a big way.
Documentaries about neurological conditions like autism help, but some people just don't want to learn!
Ps. Books like 'ADHD according to Zoe' by Zoe Kessler helps define what it is like to live in our world and how to cope:
www.amazon.co.uk/ADHD-According-Zoe-Relationships-Finding/dp/1608826619/ref=sr_1_1/262-8586251-3805431?ie=UTF8&qid=1510237528&sr=8-1&keywords=adhd+according+to+zoe&dpID=510HTWD5fFL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch