I get that having empathy with yourself and not hating yourself in case you have to face consequences of having ADHD is very important and good. But I would argue that not fearing the said consequences is a very different thing; and likely not even productive/feasible for a lot of people.

I got the impression that the author is advising for the latter too; considering the title and statements like

>You probably won't change their perceptions, so don't exhaust yourself trying to prove otherwise.