I made some more wholesome ADHD memes since you guys liked the last ones so much!
Here's the ADHD Checklist! I finally made it, it's originally from this post. But I've put it in a more easy to read manner.
Requested by: @partykeet I hope this helps!
If you don't know if you have ADHD or not but have an inkling you might, these are important questions to consider when self diagnosing and researching into the disorder!
Executive Dysfunction
- Do you struggle with getting things done?
- Do you mean to do it and you don’t?
- Do you feel overwhelmed by trying to do it?
- Do you forget to do it?
- Do you feel like you can’t for whatever reason?
Emotional Dysregulation
- Are you often told you’re overemotional?
- Are you told you overreact?
- Do you feel like you can’t control your emotions?
- Do you often go from one emotion to the next?
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
- Do you react strongly without meaning to?
- Do you get really depressed after wearing yourself out?
- Do you feel awful after someone’s criticized you?
- Do you often spiral when something goes wrong?
- Do you feel like you can perk back up when that person asks you what’s wrong?
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Do you have a hard time waking up?
- Do you have a hard time going to bed?
- Do you have very vivid dreams?
- Are you aggressive and irritable when someone wakes you up (for like, school)?
- Do you struggle keeping a consistent sleep schedule over vacation or summer break, even on the weekends?
Inattention(Dissociation) and Hyperfocus
- Do you often zone out?
- Do you daydream?
- Do you get disinterested often?
- Do you feel like you can multitask (listen to music and read at the same time)?
- Do you get so absorbed in something that when you return to reality, hours have passed by?
Hyperfixation and Emotional Hyperarousal
- Do you have “obsessions” or things that feel incredibly pleasurable/taste good when you interact with them?
- Do you have a loud mind that runs a thousand miles a minute?
- Do you feel overwhelmed or stressed out by your mind?
- Do you overthink or overanalyze things?
- Is your head really foggy or thoughts blurry?
Working Memory, Inattention and Object Permanence
- Do you seem to have memory problems?
- Like you cant remember something someone told you to do (homework, chores)?
- Or you easily lose things, having it just been there?
- Do you forget that things exist after having them put away?
- Do you forget important things like birthdays, dates and numbers, but remember other “trivial” things?
- Do you have a hard time remembering the past or your childhood?
Stimulation and Stimming
- Does listening to music help you get things done?
- Do you need to watch something while you’re eating and get distracted if you don’t?
- Do you feel dissociated or distracted when you can’t listen to music or have your phone out?
- Do you constantly fidget, shake your legs, play with parts of things?
- Do you feel like if you try to stop fidgeting, you’ll feel an urge to do it more?
- Do you have a million phone games?
- Do you feel like some games aren’t enough to play on their own but some are too much that you can’t focus on anything else?
"Money Blindness" and Impulsivity
- Do you have trouble with money when given control over it?
- Do you spend money on things other people find pointless or useless?
- Do you have trouble with microtransactions?
- Do you feel like when you buy something that you’ll have enough money left for things you need?
- Are you often broke? Especially if you claimed that you would save money?
- Do you often feel like the consequences of buying something aren't that serious?
Time Blindness
- Do you have a hard time keeping track of time?
- Do you feel like you’re often late to things?
- If not, do you have anxiety, and often panic about the time?
- Do you often have a hard time keeping a schedule?
- Do people say you have poor time management skills, but no matter what you do, you can’t fix it?
Habits, Executive Dysfunction and Disorganization
- Do you have poor hygiene?
- Do you struggle to remember to brush your teeth?
- Is it hard taking a bath/shower? If so, does it take a long time to get into the bath or shower?
- If left to your own devices do you wear the same outfit for days?
- Do you often look disheveled despite trying to be organized and clean?
- Do you often rub off makeup or have messy hair?
- Do you try to be organized but no matter what, you can’t?
Boundaries, RSD, and Volume Control
- Do you struggle with boundaries?
- Do you have a hard time controlling your volume (either too loud or too quiet)?
- Do you feel like you’ve ruined everything when someone tells you that you did something wrong?
- Do you think you’ve offended people when you haven't?
- Do you have a hard time judging reality correctly (like you think you’ve offended or hurt someone and you feel awful but it didn’t bother them that much)?
Disclaimer: Don't say someone who self diagnoses is faking. If you relate to these questions and symptoms, you definitely are not faking. ADHD is a disability that is incredibly hard to manage. People who have it don't like it as they have likely struggled all their life. Being undiagnosed and unmedicated is damaging and traumatizing. Be kind to people, especially if they don't have access to medical help.
