VIdeo on ADD

[mdchan]

Yea, I know it's not AS or autism related, but when I watched it, I felt that I could actually relate to the things that he talked about, from having someone say something that just shows how uneducated they are about it, to living with it

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[mdchan]

Welp, he can say that it's a gift because he's been able to use it to his advantage to be successful at life. Others that haven't been able to do so yet are certainly feeling more of the "disorder" than the "gift".

There are some times when I can see that having AS is a gift (I doubt I would have learned to draw without it, since I was so hyperfocused on anime that I'd turned to drawing and basically taught myself how to draw; writing is pretty much the same deal). I'm not that "successful" with is, as I have yet to sell much in my online shop, but I'm gonna try a new angle for the drawings...and for writing, I need to send in a sample to a publisher.

Other times, it can be a curse, like thinking about the future. I'm guessing it's the AS, but I'm simply unable to think about the future. It's like I hit a block or a wall of some sort when I try. I've lost job after job cause of it, and my parents tell me they worry almost constantly.

I sorta see my disorder as both a blessing and a curse. There's a positive side, and a negative side. The negative side usually is easier to see than the positive side, but the latter is still there.

*shrugs*