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On 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” (an anything-goes live-commentary board), a thread was started by a 24-year-old college student diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) reporting that they had mistaken the course-registration deadline for the start date and missed the window entirely. The poster said they had repeated a grade in high school and taken a six-month leave of absence, and that this was already their second course-registration blunder. The thread debated the effects and side effects of medications like Concerta, how ADHD compares with ASD in terms of social adaptability, and whether to consult the university’s student affairs office. Meanwhile, some replies questioned the framing itself — “Isn’t this more a scheduling problem than a registration mistake?” — leaving reactions to the story divided.
What people said
I do want to be independent
I'm in a student apartment right now anyway
No way I'm living with some hysterical old hag
I wonder who made her hysterical in the first place…
You're getting your college paid for by someone else — you shouldn't be writing stuff like that
Concerta kicks in fast, but you build tolerance just as fast, so it keeps working less and less
I screwed up about 20 times in a year or so
It got even worse after my boss got swapped for a hysterical old hag
After I fled to hotel housekeeping my boss was really great, and honestly it was fun right up until I ended up hospitalized
You've got to make it on your own, you know?
Yeah
I've already been hospitalized in a psych ward 3 times
The feeling when it starts wearing off is brutal
I bet actual stimulants (like meth) are way more intense
Not cut out for blue-collar or white-collar work
Nah, that's not true
ASD's worse off — there isn't even medication for it
Making careless mistakes constantly already disqualifies you from any job
And unlike ASD, there's no special skill like photographic memory or flash mental math to make up for it
Never taken that one
I've taken Risperdal though
What I thought was the registration start date turned out to be the final day (cutoff at 11am)
That's not really a "messed up the registration" story…
Sure, ASD has no meds, but there are jobs it can really click with
ADHD can dull the symptoms with meds, but you still can't match a neurotypical person
It's way too rough for someone with ADHD and depression to pretend to be neurotypical~
I'm diagnosed ADHD too and never had a problem
There's a tendency to just assume things
That's bitten me before too — missed handing in quizzes and reports because of it
Are you the hyperactive-only type without the inattentive part? That's rare, but…
If you were diagnosed you probably took the CAARS too — check your inattentiveness subscore, that'll tell you how mistake-prone your type really is
You are messing up though
That's more a scheduling mistake than a registration mistake
From how the thread's written, I figured it meant something like "failed to register for a required class" or "the classes I registered for don't add up to enough credits"
I ended up giving up on my Bookkeeping Level 2 certification (boki nikyu) because I skipped a class I needed to take
Already done that once
Repeated a grade in high school, took a six-month leave, and now I'm a 24-year-old student
When it comes to course registration, zero issues at all
Feels like there should be somewhere to consult, like the student affairs office or whatever
Though if they handled every case individually it'd never end, so universities can be pretty cold about it
Nope, they sure don't!
I was in the law department so I didn't have one, which was a lifesaver — but you're probably better off starting early
Since I took a leave of absence I'm not in a seminar, so I get to skip the thesis
Instead of going to all that effort, just do things properly one at a time
I only just learned about this so I'm no expert, but isn't "not being able to do that" kind of the bug itself?
Might be easier to lean on social skills instead
Build yourself a character people give a pass to
That's true, but if OP actually had social skills, everyday chats with friends would've sorted out the registration thing long before it turned into "thought the last day was the first day"
Probably doesn't have any friends, does he
No way there are any, huh
Yeah, that's fair actually
Even just a "hey, it's due tomorrow" from a friend would've helped
Would be nice to have an understanding friend though
Didn't you join any clubs?
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is a developmental disorder marked by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, typically treated with medications such as Concerta and Strattera — though their effectiveness varies by individual, and some users report that continued use builds tolerance, making the drugs less effective over time. CAARS, an assessment scale used in diagnosis, quantifies traits like inattentiveness and hyperactivity; as one reply notes, checking one’s inattentiveness subscore is said to give a rough sense of how mistake-prone a person is. The thread also split over interpretation — whether this genuinely counted as a “course-registration mistake” or was simply a misread deadline — with reactions differing depending on whether readers took the post literally or read it against the fuller context. The recurring comparison of whether ADHD or ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) is more disadvantageous socially also came up, but it’s worth noting this isn’t something medically settled either way — it depends on individual traits and circumstances.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (“Nandemo Jikkyo G”) thread “[Sad News] ADHD Me Messes Up Course Registration (Second Time).”
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