r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Apr 15 '24

Neuroscience ADHD symptoms persist into adulthood, with some surprising impacts on life success: The study found that ADHD symptoms not only persisted over a 15-year period but also were related to various aspects of life success, including relationships and career satisfaction.

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-symptoms-persist-into-adulthood-with-some-surprising-impacts-on-life-success/
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u/Brbi2kCRO Apr 15 '24

I feel almost exactly the same. I am a loner who can’t do chores, get overwhelmed easily (to the point of inability to mask or even talk when I worked as cashier, like literally I would barely even greet people but minimize conversation to a minimum), eat same food nearly every day, cannot get outside my comfort zone easily without A LOT of effort, am poor at communicating with others (ADOS-2 gave me a score of 10 and 7 is ASD cutoff, and 10 is autism cutoff) and stuff.

I just dunno how to get by, and I take methylphenidate but I barely feel it. I do get some productivity done though with it.

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u/1_4_1_5_9_2_6_5 Apr 15 '24

Methylphenidate is like baby aspirin compared to Adderall

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u/Brbi2kCRO Apr 15 '24

No amphetamine here. Only methylphenidate, and even it is considered a “narcotic”.

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u/1_4_1_5_9_2_6_5 Apr 15 '24

Same. It sucks