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Originally Posted by -jimi-
I have ADD but if SCT would become a diagnosis I would get that one. Irks me though, makes it sound like I'm a slug or something. Bleh.
I actually like it better to say I am hypoactive. The same condition can sometimes give opposite symptoms and still be the same, sort of. Some people are hyperactive, I am hypoactive.
When I think of it, I also dislike the term ADD, since it is a school diagnosis, like how well can you listen to your teacher. When in fact ADD is about executive functions. I'd rather have it named after that instead.
I take a long time processing things, I do things quite slowly and tire easily. I'm not sure my brain is sluggish though, it really does not feel that way!
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I didn't notice really that i did things slower than other's.... other people have pointed it out... that I seem to move slower and react slower.... that my pace is just.... slow. People some times think I'm too relaxed, don't care, or lazy because of it. I also think people think i'm not smart some times. I don't know if that's reality or just me having low self esteem though...
The weird thing is, I always had a issue with learning and paying attention, but the same problem that caused me to always be moving and running around when I was younger.... and made me always want to talk and be the center of attention growing up... is what makes me move slow and isolate myself now... But interesting enough, i just heard of SCT. But, I always thought I moved around so that i didn't fall asleep and figured that was a way of compensating for it as a kid... and thats how SCT is described. I just thought this was a thing that all people with ADHD experienced, I did realize it was only some people who had this kind of experience.