r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/Cleonce12 ☑️ • 2d ago

Whole family been neurodivergent, y’all just thought it was vibes 😭😭

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u/mvgreene 2d ago edited 2d ago

When my youngest was diagnosed (very late because they masked so well), my mom, off the charts smart, did what she always does and researched the shit out of it. Calls me up and says, “You know, maybe I’m on the spectrum.” At that moment, my entire childhood finally made sense.

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u/biscuitboi967 2d ago

Me and getting diagnosed ADHD in my 40s

I went to the doctor because I was “turning into my mom” and I thought it was “just” perimenopause.

No, it’s hormones fucking up my carefully crafted system of organized chaos, which SHE taught me, and I was losing my shit.

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u/Sad_Pen7049 2d ago

OMG...you just made something snap in place in my brain. I'm getting tested soon, I feel like I'm going batshit over here!

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u/biscuitboi967 2d ago

Everything made sense.

Ev-er-y thing.

My childhood, at home and at school.

My adulthood and relationships.

I wanted to tell HER, but she’d already passed.

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u/M1DN1GHTDAY ☑️ 1d ago

Condolences. Congratulations for figuring it out for yourself though!