“How well can you stay on task with a fly buzzing around your head? That’s what it’s like in my world. It isn’t about trying harder, it’s about trying to keep the most important things in the front of my brain while swatting the ‘flies’ away.”
“You may be good at A, B, and C, but I am great at D, E, and F.”“Stop insulting me. Asking me to try harder is like asking you to grow taller.”“You are either ignorant about ADHD or you are a bully. If you’re the first, I can educate you; if you’re the second, I will ignore you.
”“With all due respect, shut up. I need strategies, not dismissive platitudes, to help me cope.”
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