My son is AuDHD, his Dad is late diagnosed the same. So it’s only in the last few years we’ve become aware of RSD (rejection sensitivity dysphoria) as a thing. Both ADHD diagnosis have been recent. My husband recognises RSD and has very much suffered with it over the years and now has an understanding of what it is and how it has affected him. We are both pretty certain that our teenager is also struggling with it. However he doesn’t really connect with the definitions that are given of it and most of the stuff online and in books seems to be about late diagnosed adults. Has anyone come across anything that could help our son recognise his experience so we can help him realise it’s a brain thing and not a him thing. That his brain is predisposed to thinking the worst. It always easiest when someone describes something and you can relate to it but I’ve not found anything yet that seems to match that. For him it is very much feeling that people will see him as inferior and stupid when he gets things wrong. When I’ve talked to him about it he seems a bit bemused by the RSD concept, but at core it is the same thing (being rejected for getting it wrong) just manifesting a bit differently.
Any suggestions/recommendations gratefully received.