As I look back on my life from the perspective of a late-life ADHD diagnosis, certain experiences stand out. One of these experiences is the eureka I felt when reading the Scandinavian fairy tale, “The Ten Fairy Servants” […] When I first read this story, I saw it as expressing the surprising feeling of finding something easier to do when I learn that it is urgent or necessary.

In a previous post, I wrote that “What I was told as a child was that ADHD caused a deficiency in attention, but in reality my attention follows my interest.” This is mostly true, but it conceals the fact that interests which are too taxing can become less interesting to me.