ADHD-related medical terms I didn't learn until my 40s (opens in new tab)
"vertical heterophoria" - When your eyes are slightly misaligned. Yeah you heard right. Sometimes people with ADHD literally don't see straight. Your basic eye exam won't actually catch this, but a good optometrist should know what it is and be able to test for it if you ask. The first time I ever heard of it was Vertical Heterophoria: The ADHD-Related Eye Condition You've Never Heard Of and the symptoms sounded way too familiar. Headaches, dizziness, and anxiety? That was enough to get me to...
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