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Yeah, a lot of brain things are like that. The way I look at it is, everyone sees a little of it, but some people see a lot of it. If you see a lot, it’s not self diagnosis to say “I have a lot of symptoms in common with people who have this, so I asked a professional”.
You also don’t need a diagnosis to practice some of the coping strategies that people have that are non-medication. If they turn out to be helpful, that’s maybe a another reason to ask a professional.
Self diagnosis is a bad idea, but it’s also a bad idea to ignore marked similarities you see between yourself and others. And stuff like “always put your keys and wallet in a specific basket” is only the cost of the basket.
Reading this post and peoples comments got me thinking about neuroplasticity. There’s lots in life that nudges us towards neurodivergence - I’m fairly confident I’m diagnosable just from working in IT for decades. Back when I started and was more customer-facing, I was far better with people and could easily break down what’s happening for laypeople.
Now that I’ve zoomed out and gotten far deeper technologically, I feel like I’ve adapted into the ASD / ADHD realm
Yeah, a lot of brain things are like that. The way I look at it is, everyone sees a little of it, but some people see a lot of it. If you see a lot, it’s not self diagnosis to say “I have a lot of symptoms in common with people who have this, so I asked a professional”.
You also don’t need a diagnosis to practice some of the coping strategies that people have that are non-medication. If they turn out to be helpful, that’s maybe a another reason to ask a professional.
Self diagnosis is a bad idea, but it’s also a bad idea to ignore marked similarities you see between yourself and others. And stuff like “always put your keys and wallet in a specific basket” is only the cost of the basket.
Reading this post and peoples comments got me thinking about neuroplasticity. There’s lots in life that nudges us towards neurodivergence - I’m fairly confident I’m diagnosable just from working in IT for decades. Back when I started and was more customer-facing, I was far better with people and could easily break down what’s happening for laypeople.
Now that I’ve zoomed out and gotten far deeper technologically, I feel like I’ve adapted into the ASD / ADHD realm