This Viral Thread Perfectly Explains What It’s Like To Live With ADHD

Prolific Twitter user and independent journalist Yashar Ali has a knack for going viral whether he’s tweeting about politics or towels.

So when he opened up about the realities of living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, people payed attention, and pretty soon everyone was talking until the topic was trending nationally on Twitter.

The entire thread can be read as a Twitter Moment here but here are some excerpts:

Ali described some common misunderstandings about the disorder.

And how it makes supposedly simple tasks complicated.

Ali also discussed how ADHD can affect relationships.

Today’s internet is a fast and vicious place dominated by scathing personal attacks and political combat, some of it justified some of it mere digital bloodsport. So people appreciated Ali’s candor and vulnerability in discussing a serious issue that affects a great number of people.

https://twitter.com/JeffDauler/status/1100458748206858241

https://twitter.com/SteveHuff/status/1100404584470769664

https://twitter.com/akhanukov/status/1100451038186950659

https://twitter.com/corgi_cookies/status/1100315069286621184

https://twitter.com/veryjackie/status/1100395790923636737

Many readers shared their own struggles with ADHD.

https://twitter.com/temisanadoki/status/1100259126041489408

https://twitter.com/Ab_Synthia2/status/1100304093766127616

And shared tips for managing the disorder.

https://twitter.com/AlishaGrauso/status/1100265627749675008

https://twitter.com/AlishaGrauso/status/1100266464987144193

https://twitter.com/AlishaGrauso/status/1100266938545012736

https://twitter.com/ESteltzer/status/1100268468597854208

https://twitter.com/negativestraw/status/1100268856851992577

https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/1100264808472023041

https://twitter.com/LukeEasterling/status/1100265608187305984

It almost felt like a meeting of ADHD Anonymous, AKA Twitter.

https://twitter.com/invoglio/status/1100383104039116800

Again you can read the entire thread HERE.

Photo Credit: UBC Learning Commons