Oh...I feel this. I had a therapist for a while, and she suggested I had ADD, but I didn't know I had an atypical presentation of it. I feel this, right down to the crunchy knees. I'm not trans myself, so I don't have the accompanying stress you have, but yeah.

*digital hugs* If that's okay.

I'm not trans but my birth name holds like, SO much pain in it that i just wish i could both afford & be brave enough to do all the paperwork fff

Ohh. Okay, I get it now. I haven't finished the comic yet, but you were stuck living with a bunch of a$$holes. Not fair. At least you escaped?

yep! Its been tough but i've been working hard on getting better for years
Now I just have to work on getting total knee surgery for both legs because my kneecaps are entirely fuuucked x_x

Oh, dang. Good luck!

I've been trying to get disability myself. My knees are only just starting to hurt sometimes, but they've been making noises every time I use stairs. For years. Hopefully yours don't get much worse before you can get surgery.

Oh my, that's an awful lot of burdens I'm really sorry the world gave you all of that. Adhd gets a lot better as you get older, but it is always going to be there. The biggest thing is to get support from people around you, but there's a million little ways you can help yourself too. I'm doing a little series on adhd if you want to check out my page.

Also, look up 'how to adhd' on YouTube