Adults experiencing unrecognized neurodivergent patterns struggle with executive dysfunction, sensory overload, and social avoidance, but lack a low-friction way to track, log, and articulate these patterns to prepare for an ADHD diagnosis.
An adult experiencing unrecognized neurodivergent (ADHD-like) patterns struggles with sensory sensitivities, executive dysfunction, social isolation, and emotional regulation, leading to severe mental health impacts and avoidance behaviors.
I thought I was normal until recently I started acknowledging the patterns
I literally ghost people, very close people when I'm in a really bad mood and never look back.
commentI'm a visual learner, I can grasp the idea well and fast if it's conveyed visually. But even the visual representation has to be perfect like it needs to include every detail like I didn't have to read the text to understand the concept or theory I have many, like many interests, and half of them are like to impress my friends so I can get included. Like they're not rich or popular but they are niche and cool in my pov. I used to maintain googlesheets to manage every interest like 20 or something. Also since my memory is bad I'd like to add my vocabulary, tips and tricks for work, websites I use etc etc even some feel useless and still I'll have a sheet for that. I'm a data hoarder I like downloading media and can't bring myself to delete them, I'm interested in organising but I'll procrastinate in between but still organise on random days I often get bullied for having a posture like Trex, like I lift and curl my arms up a bit while I'm relaxed/not conscious about it. I always listen to people, I don't maintain contact I'm trying my best now but it's not worth it. I can easily judge a persons mood by seeing his reaction/activities I literally ghost people, very close people when I'm in a really bad mood and never look back. Like they know me as a fun guy, that's why they love me, my texts will be dry and unfunny when I'm in a bad mood so I decide to textback when I get back into good mood but it'll take days and I'll feel guilty to speak to them and since I'll never lookback and relationships get ruined. Only a few stays back I didn't remember having childhood trauma,a big hurtful event. I'm a loner from childhood. I've been felt like myself only when I'm with my 2 school friends. Detached from family but never left home since birth. The idea of leaving home. Now maybe I can go idk but it's the reason why I didn't leave home for hostel or rented house for education or work I avoid overcrowded places, it irritates me. I feel very awkward in a function I dont want to be the centre of attraction Whenever I get angry I hurt myself by punching the wall or head, I used to break things as a kid I can't withstand the smell of smoke or yogurt, I feel suffocating. I dont care about looks or dressing I just want to wear comfortable material, it's better if I have similar looking clothes or repeating 2 clothes I often get called out for overexplaining things and mentioning minute details, but I think that's necessary. I have no original personality. All my personalities are taken from people who I think are likeable. It's the same since childhood. And I give pop culture reference even though I know it's cringe to mingle with the group, and make niche references even if the group didn't get it I like to be alone, left alone. Going to movie, hotel with that 2 friends can be good, if some others try to join I'll better be off. I can even speak with strangers without second thought, But I refrain when it's a known one If the topic is about my interests can speak upto a whole day without meals and sleep. Sudden interruptions can easily make me forget the line of thoughts I get and forget everything I can't multitask. If I need to focus on something I need my environment to be silent and stable. I cant write or ride vehicle while hearing music, can look anywhere else than the road while driving, I even met with many accidents while looking around the scenery while driving. I'm an editor and I love being creative, I'm known by my circle for being artistic and creative. But that thought makes me overwhelm when the process doesn't go as planned, I feel like shit and stop doing the creative work.Imposter syndrome that I know nothing and every artist is more creative than me I'm not exceptionally good, even practicing, doodling, doing personal projects feel heavy like someone's watching me I tap my leg a lot while thinking and especially harder while doing creative work Even with social media, I open an id, make friends, ditch the id due to avoidant behaviour, open a new id and make new friends and ditch the id too. And after few months I cant even remember how close was I with the people I was friends with on that id I'm over sensitive like I get easily very angry with my family, shout like hell, I can't imagine having regular conversation with them but with others I'll put on a performance to look normal and get accepted. I think about the thing I said even after months, even though I have a bad memory. I literally have 1-2 hours worth of childhood memories which I remember. I get offended with criticism like I know it's bad you didn't need to tell me or like I know I'm balding you don't have to point out I always plan things even If I didn't follow I at least know what are the things that's gonna happen tomorrow. If there's some sudden work or work that shouldve been informed before I'll get angry I'm bad at games, literally you can take any game. I just use cheats to complete the game and view the story. Especially the Aim and shoot genre. I can't even shoot a single target Crying children, chalk, high pitched sounds, dog barks, mixer, whistle, traffic, horn, airplanes etc.. gives me irritation. I always walk fast, go through people even if I get small gaps, like it's a game, I'll get a big relief when I get to my destination and get irritated when I get blocked or slowed down by slow walkers in my group or in front of me I like teaching people especially if that's my interest like math etc. Like I can spend hours teaching them. I dont tend to take risks because as I've said I overthink a lot and dont do that if the probability of loss is more than win. Same goes with bad art or bad work. I prefer working alone and doing everything by myself, even though that's tough and unachievable. Igo through depression myself I dont like wating people's time by trauma dumping like that wont solve the problem. I even don't initiate calls or talks. But when someone doesn't stop until they stop, It feels rude to stop first. I'm emotionally attached to many things but since my dad's death 3 years ago, I gave up the idea and became minimalist Even If I'm about to watch a movie, consume any media I only do it if there are subtitles and I'll understand and concentrate on the story, and I'm in the mood. I don't act on peer pressure FOMO of pop culture. And don't like to skip anything after starting. I need to get the complete experience. For the reason I've watched literally 0 movies this year and just 5 last year. Like literally all these behaviours keep increasing as days go and I get more isolated, consume 0 media, stay in a room, stop eating, doing self harm etc
Adults experiencing executive dysfunction, sensory overload, and social isolation who struggle to recall and articulate subtle behavioral patterns during clinical evaluations.
Multiple recurring mentions of perfectionism delaying work, severe social avoidance/ghosting, and sensory overload leading to isolation.
Purpose-built for adult neurodivergence assessment prep and micro-logging, avoiding the clinical stiffness of medical trackers and the clutter of general habit apps.
A private, low-friction mobile and web app designed specifically for neurodivergent adults to effortlessly log sensory triggers, perfectionism loops, and social withdrawal moments, automatically synthesizing them into a structured report for clinical evaluation.
Users spend hours manually organizing notes in Google Sheets and face hundreds of dollars in therapy costs, making a $9/mo tool that optimizes their diagnostic evaluation highly valuable and cost-effective.
“From scattered behavioral notes to a structured clinical diagnosis prep report in 6 weeks.”
A private, low-friction mobile and web app designed specifically for neurodivergent adults to effortlessly log sensory triggers, perfectionism loops, and social withdrawal moments, automatically synthesizing them into a structured report for clinical evaluation.
Community-led growth through targeted outreach in Reddit communities (r/ADHD, r/autism, r/neurodiversity) where adults share pre-diagnosis preparation struggles.
Users with severe ADHD traits may abandon complex apps after a few days if logging requires too many taps or steps.
Psychiatrists and clinicians may have varying preferences for how diagnostic history is presented.
Handling highly sensitive mental health data requires rigorous encryption and strict privacy trust.
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