Resenting The Structure You Crave

It can seem a little puzzling
Why it sometimes takes more effort and discipline for you
Than it does for others
To get things done

More effort
To stop yourself from daydreaming
To work through the fog
And to feel you are achieving at a reasonable level

Why is it
That it takes more effort than normal
To prioritise your tasks
To avoid distraction and combat procrastination?

More effort to wait in line
Negotiate slow traffic
To stop fidgeting
And to prevent impulsive behaviour?

Maybe you have compensated
By taking on occupations that do not require prolonged attention
All at the expense
Of personal satisfaction?

In the fight to tame immediate gratification
Perhaps you have developed some unhelpful habits
That are still limiting you now?

Why should you have to work harder than others
To have a normal happy life?

Would it help if we called ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Differential?
Or VAST (look it up!)

After all, the same sort of thing happens in the physical world
A person who is physically disadvantaged in some way
Has to work harder
To do things that are easy for most

We all love to hear those stories
Of people who overcome their disadvantages by working harder

ADHD is complex
You would have noticed
That there are some advantages you have
Over others

Perhaps you are faster at generating ideas,
Making connections
Grasping complex concepts
Multi-tasking and solving problems quickly?

Perhaps there are also things you do that are not helpful
That increase your hyperactivity
Maybe your phone and your computer
Are not helping the cause?

Know thyself:
You might have ten fingers and ten toes
And you might feel you are blown whichever way the wind blows*
No problem…we can work with that