In the case of ADHD at least, it comes with a lifetime of being told that you’re not trying hard enough, that you could do so much more if you just applied yourself, that it’s your fault that you’re distracted etc. And after a lifetime of internalising those sorts of comments, many folk find relief in knowing that actually, there’s a reason for all of it, and it’s not just that they’re lazy.
In the case of ADHD at least, it comes with a lifetime of being told that you’re not trying hard enough, that you could do so much more if you just applied yourself, that it’s your fault that you’re distracted etc. And after a lifetime of internalising those sorts of comments, many folk find relief in knowing that actually, there’s a reason for all of it, and it’s not just that they’re lazy.
It felt that way for me, and you start to live with a lot less stress after that.