I ain't hit you

I’ve been diagnosed with a fairly serious case of “adult ADHD,” but I am convinced that this is mostly a hand-waving, pseudo-scientific way of saying that my constitution leaves me ill-suited to perform certain tasks under certain conditions. And it turns out that many of the opportunities available to people with my interests and education require performing those tasks under those conditions. This mismatch between these opportunities and my—what’s the gee-whiz word?—my neurotype is the problem, not my neurotype per se. There is nothing really wrong with me.

- Will Wilkinson (via doublejack)