this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
81 points (97.6% liked)

ADHD

9688 readers
43 users here now

A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

Encouraged:

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Autism

ADHD Memes

Bipolar Disorder

Therapy

Mental Health

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I'm sure lots of ADHDers know what I mean. Situations where you're not meaning ill intent, but the way that a situation turns out makes it seem like you're the bad guy/girl.

How do you handle the situation without seeming like a victim or that you're making excuses for yourself? Do you explain the situation or just accept it and hope that enough time will reveal your true character?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 0xDEADBEEF@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One thing that’s helped me out with verbal clumsiness is trying to use my hands more when I talk, it gives me an extra layer of conveyance and I kind of engage more with what I am saying as I say it, YMMV though

[–] essjay24@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

use my hands more when I talk

This is so true for me that I started sitting back from the camera during teleconferences so people could see my hand gestures.