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As ADDitude magazine explains, executive dysfunction can look like:

What a lot of people don’t understand about executive dysfunction is that my enthusiasm and desire to do a task is not necessarily lacking I am just physically unable to do it. I feel ashamed and can spiral into depression when a client follows up on an email I haven’t answered or a deadline I’ve missed. We can pretend there is no such thing as “normal” - that we live in a society that values diversity - but ultimately, neurodivergent folks are cast out, shamed and punished for what is perceived as their inability to function in professional, educational and social settings. And when we are unable to “produce” like other people, we face systemic barriers in accessing education, healthcare and employment. When we live under capitalism, our productivity defines our worth. For neurodivergent folks like myself, especially those facing additional intersections of oppression like racism, fatphobia and misogyny, the marginalization of our experiences results in feelings of shame, isolation and self-hatred. Systems of oppression will always centre those whose identities match the original designers - white, cis, straight, non-disabled, neurotypical men. Whenever I feel useless, incompetent or lazy, it is because I am comparing myself to neurotypical people whose brains are centred in a capitalist and white supremacist world. While this experience has been transformative, I can’t help thinking about how ridiculous it is that I take drugs to answer emails. I am less anxious, more focused and happier. I bought a box of salad and ate it before it went bad. I started a new hobby and have actually kept it up for several weeks. I opened piles of mail that had sat on my desk I reached out to friends I was convinced hated me, I got my inbox down to zero.

Tasks that I had procrastinated for months got done in a matter of hours - and I realized they were not even that hard anyway. This opened up a world of possibilities for me. My head- which usually feels like it's filled with five stereos blasting a combination of self-doubt mantras, climate anxiety, internalized oppression and a couple of commercial jingles- was suddenly so quiet. The most remarkable transformation was the stillness. I was recently prescribed Vyvanse for my Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and it changed my life. TLDR: You are not alone, adult ADHD sucks, and capitalism makes it worse. I wrote this in a hyperfocus frenzy and could do nothing else until it was complete, despite having no blueprint for what “complete” meant. I recognize the irony of posting a 4,000-word blog post for a community of folks who, if they are anything like me, have trouble making it through a 30-second TikTok. CW: medication, healthcare, weight loss, systemic oppression