ADHD gives a weird sense of communication

[Codebox42]

I've always thought (and still do think) my ADHD has been nothing but a curse on my life, from how it affects my interactions with people, how being treated differently REALLY affects how you interact with the world around you (mostly due to lack of experience) and not having nearly as much as you should.

However one thing has always stood out and that is how often I find myself communicating better through text than voice. When I write something in a text or message like fashion, I have the potential to convey what I want pretty well with little issue outside of I may just not be able to start off well, yet when it comes to voice I often feel lost in thought, not exactly knowing what proper response to give or lacking actual communication experience compared to what most people would get. And I've always found this a weird way that I find my ADHD affects me.

Another way is it seems to give me a specific niche in how when I know something particularly well I seem to have that area of expertise locked into memory. I wonder does anyone here ever feel this way? It does hurt a lot to communicate admittedly, but I've always found it odd how my text turns out better than words.

[Zephira]

Hi codebox.

I get what you mean. If I’m surrounded by people talking, I might feel I have a good point, or can bring up a funny remark but the amount of stimuli I intake while doing so, makes it overwhelming. And then the subject matter of the conversation can change before I get a chance to respond.

I’m also so hyper aware of not talking over people, that everybody - neurotypical people included - end up talking over me and each other.

I still don’t personally know what the “solution” is but I definitely feel more at home in text chat.