6 ) We find respite in each other’s company
When you’re not around, we talk differently, about different things, at a different pace, and with different sub-texts. We use shorthand and can even blank out, get up and walk out of the room, or interrupt and not take it personally because we understand the behavior. This, of course, goes especially for those of us who have been diagnosed and have learned about ADHD. It’s exhausting constantly corralling our ADHD tendencies. Every once in a while, we need to take a breather, recharge our batteries, and be amongst fellow tribe members who understand us without need for explanation.
