I feel like the "after a shamefully massive delay" is a distinguishing factor for executive dysfunction caused by ADHD.
With other conditions, people seem to be at least capable of giving up on tasks that they have put aside for years. Not so with ADHD.
It took me 11 years to mail a package[1] one time, and I wish I was saying this figuratively.
The distinguishing thing here is that I did mail that gift to my friend after planning to get to it Real Soon Now™ year after year.
The mind-blowing part was sharing this experience in an ADHD group, and having dozens of people share the same exact story of taking years to mail a personal gift, feeling more shameful about it as time goes by.
A friend of mine asked me if it's still OK to mail a gift intended for a 2-year old 3 years after the birthday the gift was made for.
That was last year. She didn't mail it, and of course she still has it. That's quite ADHD.
With other conditions, people seem to be at least capable of giving up on tasks that they have put aside for years. Not so with ADHD.
It took me 11 years to mail a package[1] one time, and I wish I was saying this figuratively.
The distinguishing thing here is that I did mail that gift to my friend after planning to get to it Real Soon Now™ year after year.
The mind-blowing part was sharing this experience in an ADHD group, and having dozens of people share the same exact story of taking years to mail a personal gift, feeling more shameful about it as time goes by.
A friend of mine asked me if it's still OK to mail a gift intended for a 2-year old 3 years after the birthday the gift was made for.
That was last year. She didn't mail it, and of course she still has it. That's quite ADHD.
[1] https://romankogan.net/adhd/#Eleven%20Years%20To%20Mail%20A%...