Is it generally considered a bad idea to share with others that you have been diagnosed with ADHD? How have others handled sharing diagnosis information with friends, family, work, etc?
Is it generally considered a bad idea to share with others that you have been diagnosed with ADHD? How have others handled sharing diagnosis information with friends, family, work, etc?
I don’t mind people knowing but I don’t like telling people because it makes any conversation awkward. I tell people they can share as they want, I don’t care. I’m happy to talk to people about it if they ask. If people talked about it more it wouldn’t have taken so long for me to realise I had it.
On the other hand, one of my bosses knows I have it and straight up doesn’t care. He wants gratitude for anything he’s done to help me (very little) and constantly tells me to be more stop doing things that are obviously happening because I have ADHD. Apparently now I know I have ADHD I should have all these coping mechanisms in place to make it irrelevant, even though I don’t have access to meds (temporary problem).