The phenomenon of ADHD people holding off on going to the bathroom until it’s way more urgent is maybe the best example of executive dysfunction. (1/3)

We literally need to pee. It is making us uncomfortable. We want to go. But two gears in our brain aren’t touching so we can’t seem to get up and take action until that more primitive fight or flight reflex kicks in. (2/3)

You’d look foolish saying someone is “lazy” because they can’t go to the bathroom right when they need to. This at its core imo is the explanation for a lot of what causes trouble in ADHDers lives. The mechanism for “take action” is disconnected from desire. (3/3)