ADHD Bingo

I know it’s ridiculous to use a bingo board meme as a diagnostic tool but should I be concerned if I got a whooooole lot of these?

Everybody sneezes if you sneeze 100 times in a day then it's a problem
Most people have a couple of these but it isnt to the point where they cant function. ADHD is the point where it does.
An ADHD brain is essentially interest driven. It isnt so much a lack of attention and focus but missapplied attention and focus. The reason for this is thought to be a chemical imbalance of dopamine and norepinephrine. Dopamine is tied to motivation and norepinephrine is essentially the fight or flight neurotransmitter. This is why people with ADHD tend to have little issue focusing on a fun task or a task that is urgent and induces considerable stress. The former raises levels of dopamine and the latter norepinephrine. It is also why the first line drug treatments involve stimulents which help normalize both of these.
If the behaviors that you see in yourself are causing distress, you may want to ask your doctor/mental health provider to be assessed. That said, I would keep in mind that it is usually not cheap and if that is a significant barrier for you, look for pay as you can mental health providers in your area if they exist
- The bit about having difficulty focusing on tasks that are uninteresting or not urgent is striking a chord with me. Lots of half finished projects where I’ve done all the interesting bits and suddenly lose all motivation to see it through to completion. Thanks, I’ll investigate this further when possible.
- alright it's officially time for me to talk to my doctor
Depends on how often you experience these symptoms! If you experience them daily or nearly constantly, it would be worth investigating.
Hey, it's a start. You can always run these 'test results' past a professional later
If you have some other mental-diversion like autism, bipolar or dyslexia then chances are high you have overlap with properties of other neurodivergent people.
Its also possible to be “functional and normal” but still have a neurodivergent brain. Disabilities are subjective in context of the (social) world around you.
- Much like depression, everyone gets sad but not everyone is clinically depressed. All ADHD symptoms are experienced by neurotypical people, it’s about the frequency and severity of the symptoms that determines diagnosis. If you experience these symptoms on a daily basis, or nearly constantly, you should look into getting tested for ADHD.
- Neurotypical people experience most ADHD symptoms some of the time, but not at a frequency that significantly negatively impacts their life. Similar to depression, everyone gets sad but only some are clinically depressed.

All of these 😭😫

My doctor still thinks that adults can’t have ADHD.🙂

Sounds like you need a new doctor
- True that
Has he met my entire social network?
My doctor has ADHD! Pros: my ADHD diagnosis was super straightforward and he was overall helpful. Cons: forgets my appointments and talks too fast and overexplains or not at all. Still, I consider myself lucky
love how a seeming majority of doctors are stuck in the early 1800s
every time i have to patiently explain how hrt works to a healthcare professional i die inside
Depending on their training they essentially think adult ≠ adhd.
The easiest way to get a proper diagnosis is to imply that you were seriously tested for adhd/other neurodivergence as a child.
I’ve noticed that because of current understanding and research for adults are minimized due to people’s naturally tendency to develop coping mechanisms as they get older. So by saying you showed signs as a child they may take the time and actually listen to what you have to say. Definitely don’t lie but insist that you showed some signs as a child, and talk about issues you have today and steer them away from asking about details you had as a kid. I’d bet you did have some signs as a kid but you can’t remember/people didn’t notice. Remember a lot of these symptoms are related and could easily just be due to anxiety or well anxiety idk.
For me personally I was tested as a kid but had my medical record essentially wiped and my parents didn’t want me in any “special” classes. The schools I went to definitely had no handle on how to treat basically any neurodivergence other than stick everybody in the same class.
Another way is too force a recommendation from your doctor to a testing facility, psychiatrist, or therapist. And hopefully they’ll listen to you and get a good diagnosis. It probably won’t be covered by insurance and I’ve seen prices range from $500 to $2000 so make sure to ask. Some testing facilities technically brake the law by not informing you that’s it’s not covered under insurance, so make sure you get in writing that your exact insurance is covered. Not just x company accepts it but your exact insurance plan.

If I could get rid of one of these, it’d be hungry for knowledge but cannot retain info. I hate it.

Wish granted, you are no longer hungry for knowledge

I read this with my leg bouncing and it’s the first fucking square 😂😭

This entire thing is me to a tee since childhood.

fuck you (/j)

the ones in blue are ones I used to do but not anymore or ones that I am unsure about

damn, 1 short of a blackout lol (talking too long and fast for anyone to keep up). just replace it with “constant, unrelenting music in my head, sometimes multiple songs at once” and I’m a winner

I have both, the fast talking switches out with not being able to form a coherent sentence from time to time and the music can be nice but also extremely distracting

More like "Time to cook food! Doesn't cook food "

Where's the one that I scrolled past this post and didn't actually read a single tile

Holy shit. Do I have ADHD?

If you experience a lot of those issues very often then there's a good chance for that. I'm going to yet again recommend my favourite introductionary source to learn about ADHD: Part1 Part2 Part 3 (90 minutes total)
Possible. Or autism. Or both.
There are a lot of helpful videos on youtube about it and a ton of actually helpful questionnaires online. If you fill out a couple you’ll get a goos first impression. A doctor should them assess further.

Is there a consern if a I got all of these as I don't know if I have adhd or not.

Depends how often. If legit concerned, read up on ADHD symptoms and see how much they describe you and go from there.
- I did and I now know that I probebly have adhd.

BINGOh no

Got Bingo in Row one then had surprisingly few other hits. Does it count as an impulse buy if you think about buying it suddenly but don't get around to buying it until a month later?

I feel like the free space should be "pharmacy is out of Adderall"

What is sensory overload? Is it like that thing where you have to turn the volume down in the car when trying to park?

Personally for me being exposed to a lot of noises for a long time and not being able to escape from them causes the stress to build up and become very easly irritable, angry, and sensitive to everything. I'm curious how others experience it.
- that's exactly it for me too. it's like a building irritation that crescendos into a grumpy tsunami if not dealt with
  though i find it's not just noises necessarily, it can be sensations like touch as well
- Yes and it sucks when you live below loud neighbors that are constantly making noise, stomping, and yelling at each other and you can't escape because you're in your own home.
- I'll get that reaction immediately to almost any noise 🙉
  Mostly if I'm already kinda stressed. If not, then it will take a few minutes of noise before I crack
A little. Though it's more when you become hypersensitive for short periods. I sometimes find in restaurants or situations where I'm feeling a little anxious that everything will be so much louder and over stimulating as my senses sort of go into overdrive with my surroundings. I usually chuck in ear plugs or nip outside for 5 minutes. But this usually goes away after 10-20 minutes or so.

What do I win? 💀

And there's so much more that's not even listed here.

What the heck is that free square?

I'd play but I forgot the contents of the squares after reading them because my mind was replaying dialogue from The Orville

Self-suspecting autistic here. I got 11/24 so long as I'm allowed to interpret 'ADHD paralysis' as a general task paralysis (otherwise it's rather begging the question). I can always commiserate with ADHD people's difficulties, but I don't seem to have the same noisily chaotic inner world that they describe.

Sup, I just wanted to let you know that I have a severe ADHD and my brain is pretty silent so not everyone with ADHD has a noisy mind. I still daydream a lot though.
There's an interesting overlap in the definitions and symptoms of mental abnormalities. For years I thought I was just a little on the autism spectrum. Similar to what you describe. A lot of symptoms describe me, but I don't get the racing thoughts/daydreaming often associated with ADHD.
I still think there's an element of autism based on some of the lack of innate awareness of social constructs. I had to actively take interest in figuring out why people responded poorly to me and actively change my behaviors just to do what comes naturally to many people. I also get overwhelmed by certain stimuli like crowds, noise, etc. At a certain point that feeling becomes mentally painful.
But then I saw the common behaviors associated with ADHD and realized that maybe that's a better fit in some ways, or at least also a very good fit. I feel like the venn diagram is two circles that almost overlap entirely for me.

Bottom row and right column for me.

bounces leg

I see a lot of people in my environment doing that. I don't mean friends, just average people. How much of a sign is it when someone does that?

It can be a sign of a few things, like anxiety too, but it can also just be a sign that someone's bored.
Like with most things, it doesn't mean a lot on its own, but if it's being done in excess, or uncontrollably, then it could be a sign of something else.
- I uncontrollably play air drums or tap drum patterns with my hands and feet any time I'm idle. Like, idle for more than 5 seconds. If my hands are busy, I'm kicking double bass drum patterns with my feet. If I'm walking, its air drums or pseudo beatboxing quietly. It never ends.
  Actually, that's not true. It does stop sometimes; only when I'm in a severely distressing situation or horribly depressed. That's how I know my shit's fucked up; the drums stop. :(

I "win" twice and fill half the remaining squares. Still, I didn't know until I was 41 and am still waiting on a formal diagnosis because the NHS has been deliberately underfunded for so long and I never got around to sorting out going private!

Ugh, i didn’t even need to do the second line…

Not going for a blackout?
Same. Oof. Not quite a full board but not far off.

Yes

Fuck. Im surprised how much ADHD affects me and how I've made it this far in life without treating it. It's like the only time I'm on point is when there's a swinging blade over my head

Im my case its like "sets up a million alarms and ignore all of them" haha

Setting a million alarms is not and ADHD symptom...

It's a meme. Don't overthink this. And if you do, check Rule 1.
Executive dysfuntion to get out of your bed is an ADHD symptom...
The pinned post explains this very well, but there aren't really such things as adhd symptoms that are exclusive. People with adhd just tend to have these problems so often that they interfere with normal living and usually they have multiple of these problems

is it a food hyperfixation if I just want my fruit to be ripe and my other stuff to be fresh and stuff

I didn't win

I'm lucky i find cooking to be a fun task otherwise i would've starved to death a long time ago

I feel like I've got most of these, but I also feel like everybody my age has got most of these...

On the other hand, I'm about to become a full time student on top of a full time workload and this is freaking me out.

A lot of these are things everyone does sometimes. If it's something that is happening multiple times a week, or multiple times a day, then it might be worth taking to your Dr and filing out the test.
Full time student + full time work is a LOT to handle, even without ADHD.

I might've missed one or two because I don't understand them

I don't get the sensory overload one, but most of the other boxes I check

My gf has a bazillion open tabs and never closes any app and wonders she constantly runs out of battery. Grantly she also always forgets to charge.

Most smart browsers don't load or render background tabs - the major exception to this is Chrome which absolutely loves to chow down on tens of gigabytes of memory.