My childhood best friend is ADHD, all but 1 of my other childhood friends is ADHD and about half of my current friends that I hang out with are either ADHD, on the autism spectrum or likely to be but as yet undiagnosed.

  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    I frequently share the show Love on a Spectrum to others. They get surprised by some folks on the show who have similar behaviors like their friends/coworkers. And I have to go, “Yep!”

  • Azzu@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    It’s probably roughly half, so still much higher than an average sample. I definitely gravitate towards others that can understand on some level.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Same here. I think people just naturally find the people that “get” them. Pretty sure that’s the only reason I got hired at my last job. She’s as ADHD as me!

  • numja@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    No. My friends (especially my closest friends) are not ADHD on the spectrum or have something similar. They may not be sane but definitely not ADHD more the opposite. In my family however that is another picture, but since it is hereditary it’s no wonder.

    I just logged in to make this comment, because it is obviously not the norm here.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I am so far as I know neurotypical. I don’t have a ton of close friends, but of my four I think two have ADHD and two I think are neurotypical.

    One of those close friends, I think the majority of their friends are neurodiverse.

  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldEnglish
    414·
    2 years ago

    not everyone in the world. just those who gravitate toward Lemmy-Reddit-4chan types of people, and those they gravitate toward in their daily lives.

    I swear if people spend too much time on Lemmy-Reddit-4chan they will think that everyone in the world is autistic/pedo/conspiracytheorist