Have you been considering taking on a new hobby? Maybe you’ve debated learning to sew or jumping on the pilates trend. Well, I have some good and bad news for you: No matter what niche interest you think of, your ADHD friend has already mastered it — or at least started to.
Scuba diving? Done it. Horseback riding? Of course! Semi-professional underwater chess boxing? They dabbled in college.
“I thought ADHD was supposed to make it impossible to focus,” you sigh. “But instead, my ADHD friend is hyperfocused on something new every single week. How am I ever going to keep up?”
The bad news: You can’t. Your ADHD friend is a certified hobby hopper, long lost to the whims of hyperfixation. In the time it took you to read this article, they’ve already ordered all the supplies they need to take up woodworking.
The good news is that New Year’s is coming up, and 2024 seems like a great year to try something different. It’s also the perfect year to grab a ticket to your ADHD friend’s interpretative dance show, buy a handmade mug from their Etsy shop or, if you’re feeling particularly meta, like and share their latest disability-centered satirical article. Who doesn’t love a good niche hobby?