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My aunt started crying when I told her about ADHD

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A couple of days ago my auntie lovingly told me how much I remind her of her 9 yo son, I started asking about "character traits" that were adhd symptoms and the more I went on the more surprised she got.

Eventually I told her about adhd, I started telling her about all the bad things it is doing to my life, and at that moment she could only think of how she doesn't understand why her son throws frequent tantrums or gets too clingy to her or has a strong sense of righteousness, she felt so guilty for waving his every struggle off as "some kids are just a pain in the ass" when I finally got to the time blindness she lost it and started crying, blaming herself for getting impatient because of how much he asks about the time in comparison to her other kids.

She said that she doesn't see it as a disorder, that it is what made her son be the loving, empathetic, unique and charming boy that he is, she said that it is up to her to know how to correctly deal with him

His twin sister is also super adhd (my auntie showed me a video of her telling the theater teacher "please don't make me say all that, I have a terrible memory") and she is dyslexic, I kind of feel bad for being happy that my cousins are dealing with my struggles, but I am also very thankful that such bright, beautiful children can learn from my experience. I am so happy I had this convo with my auntie, it actually helped her accommodate her boy even better and she is now considering diagonsis and meds for both children.

Posted Jul 5, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC

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