Claire wrote:Anachronism wrote:
Also you made a great point about accommodations Claire.
A coworker was concerned I was being "bullied because of my ocd" (I'm hella precise and triple check shit) and there was a part of me that was like "hey I can defend myself, I dont need protection" but I also felt... respected, like she admires my contentiousness and wants others to accept that's just... my thing.
This bitch however can fuck right off
i found out that people with adhd can develop ocd like symptoms to like counter our memory problems. im often overly precise because i HAVE to be because otherwise my issues with workingmemory make me look careless and since im not careless i like have to overcare to appear the same as others but others see it as like ocd behaviors. like im triple checking because my brain doesnt hold information long enough i have to double check.
I've heard a lot of adults with ADHD over-compensate with lists, schedules and routines because they'd forget otherwise.