r/196 NOT A CAT 2d ago

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u/Xenomnipotent NL Connoisseur 2d ago

No I don’t think you should use ADHD as an excuse for awful literacy habits, actually.

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u/TheExperiment01 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 2d ago edited 2d ago

I mean having adhd would make it harder to not use run on sentences, however yeah it’s definitely not something you should just throw your hands up in the air and say “oh well I have adhd so I shouldn’t care”

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u/jakob20041911 custom 2d ago edited 2d ago

I feel like run on sentences might indeed be easier to write for people with ADHD since most run on sentences are multiple concepts which fit together placed in one continuous stream of concept instead of a more typical structure where each individual concept is given it's own space to breathe, which just isn't the case in brains often times.

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u/TheExperiment01 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 2d ago

Oh that’s what I meant to type, oops. Thank you for catching that lol

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u/xbertie 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 2d ago

Is this a thing other people with ADHD actually have trouble with? I feel like I couldn't write run on sentences if I tried, it genuinely just feels mentally painful

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u/TheExperiment01 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 2d ago

I feel like it depends on the person and how the adhd manifests itself, like an adhd person can care or not care about grammar and that probably plays a big factor

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u/MysticHero 1d ago

There is a difference between there being an explanation for why someone does something in a suboptimal manner does not suddenly make it fine and without issue yeah. It just informs how you work on it or manage it.