Cynthia Adinig
The more I look into #ADHD after having disabling symptoms that halted my ability to tackle simple tasks, the more I think I have had it before even getting long covid. My fast processing, off-the-charts memory and problem solving skills potentially masked it. Any #MECFS or #longcovid people want to chime in on their experience with ADHD? #NEISvoid
Dec 3, 2022 at 2:07amWeb
Show threadRichard BairwellDec 3, 2022
@CynthiaAdinig Sounds very familiar to me.
Show threadJessica CannonDec 3, 2022
@CynthiaAdinig I wonder about this as well, both personally and in what I've seen researching the intersection of Long Covid with cognition and learning. I think, at the least, as a society we need to be much more supportive of neurodiversity whether or not it's 'documented' disability or conditions.
Show threadCynthia AdinigDec 3, 2022
@drjacannon I'm really rethinking my former understanding of neurodiversity. My hyper-focusing didn't hinder me, nor did my need to stimulate my brain all day every day. I absorbed things instantaneously which is a huge advantage. I've had a solid 3 careers because of it and I'm not even 40. But also, I never got more than 5 hours of sleep for 4 years straight. But because I had never-ending fulling and flexible work it never felt like insomnia or anything bad. It's confusing
Show threadbananamangodogDec 3, 2022
@CynthiaAdinig before becoming severely ill with ME/CFS I never considered whether I had ADHD however I now fit the criteria. I don't know whether my ability to mask has been shot due to extreme fatigue or whether I have lost executive function. Quite possibly both.
Show threadLeXDec 3, 2022
@CynthiaAdinig I think ME took away my energy for masking. When I look at my childhood I can see I had ADHD but as an adult I'd learned to cope. Without the energy to do all the things I needed to cope my ADHD became obvious again.
Show threadCynthia AdinigDec 4, 2022
@Lxpeanut Ive regained much of my energy back. But i find that mundane tasks and new multistep tasks continue to be a huge issue. My focus is also still trash. Histamine seems to be a huge part of my symptom severity. I will definitely have to audit my childhood for ADHD the way I recently started doing with MECFS.
Show threadSageDec 3, 2022
@CynthiaAdinig I think I’ve always had it, but my executive function struggles are MUCH worse now that I have LC/ME.