ADHD and humor

A poll to feel out a personal observation regarding those with actual diagnosed (not just self-identified) ADHD. Answers based on your experience as one with such a diagnosis or based on observations of family or close friends of such. Comments welcome.

Those with ADHD are

  • Better at making jokes
  • Worse at making jokes
  • Better at getting jokes
  • Worse at getting jokes
  • Neutral on getting jokes
  • Neutral on telling jokes
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I said we’re better at making jokes, and my only rationale is you have to have a sense of humor about yourself to live with this disorder, or else you will go insane.

So my sense of humor tends heavily toward the self-deprecating.

With maybe a tiny bit of a creativity bonus. Creative people tend to be faster with jokes, I think. Some of the dialogue I write is pretty funny, but it often seems like it’s funnier than I am. Maybe my subconscious is funnier than my conscious mind.

I understand jokes just fine, so I said neutral.