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blue hair

i finally have blue hair again! i put off re-dyeing it because i had family things to attend and wanted to avoid drawing comments and scrutiny. like, it wouldn't have been a source of conflict (anymore) but i didn't want to have to talk about it if that makes sense? anyway, now it's back to blue and i'm very happy about that.

blue is my go-to color. i've tried different ones, but they only stay for a bit until i either bleach them away or shave my head and i just managed to grow my hair long enough to make a small ponytail. so, to save bleach and time, i'm sticking to blue for now, with varying shades and intensities.

adhd diagnosis!

i have an official adhd diagnosis! the predominantly inattentive presentation to be exact, which i expected but can apparently lead to some problems.

in the dsm-5 ("Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition") which is primarily used in / from the usa, adhd is coded as 314.00 ("predominantly inattentive presentation") and 314.01 ("predominantly hyperactive-impulsive presentation", "combined presentation" and "other specified attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder").

in the ICD-10 (10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases) adhd is coded as F90.0 ("simple)F90.1 F90.8 F90.9 and F98.8.

in the ICD-11