6.1f the ADHD tax is the extra costs accrued due to having ADHD

The ADHD tax is all the little extra costs and payments that come with having ADHD. Examples include:

• Forgetting to cancel free trials or subscriptions before they renew
• Buying extra fresh food because it got left in the fridge and went off
• Late fees from not paying bills and fines etc
• Buying takeaway because you forgot to plan for a meal and now you're too hungry to cook.
• Replacing phones, keys, bank cards etc because you lost them

Usually the ADHD tax is thought of only in terms of money, but I would argue that there is an emotional ADHD tax as well. Examples of an emotional ADHD tax might include.

• Guilt from forgetting important dates, appointments and birthdays
• Stress from having to find a new doctor because you missed appointments too many times.

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