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 [[File:Adhdgender3.png|alt=|thumb|173x173px|Alternative ADHDgender flag.]]
-'''ADHDgender''', also known as '''addgender''', is a [[neurogender]] which can only be understood in the context of having ADHD, or when one's ADHD greatly affects one's gender or how one experiences gender. ADHDgender is not ADHD as a gender, but rather is a gender so heavily influenced by ADHD that one's ADHD and one's experience of gender cannot be unlinked. There are many studies showing that ADHDers are more likely to be [[transgender]].<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0285-3
+'''ADHDgender''', also known as '''ADDgender''', is a [[neurogender]] which can only be understood in the context of having ADHD, or when one's ADHD greatly affects one's gender or how one experiences gender. ADHDgender is not ADHD as a gender, but rather is a gender so heavily influenced by ADHD that one's ADHD and one's experience of gender cannot be unlinked.
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+One reason why one may identify as this is due to the fact that there are many studies showing that those with ADHD are more likely to be [[transgender]],<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0285-3
-ADHDgender can be a stand-alone gender or it can be used in combination with another gender to show that one's experience of that gender is heavily influenced by having ADHD. One's gender can be influenced by one's ADHD in many ways. For example, one may feel like their gender is hidden behind brain fog. One knows it's there, but one can't get to it.
+</ref> meaning this identity may apply to those individuals.
+ADHDgender can be a stand-alone gender or it can be used in combination with another gender to show that one's experience of that gender is tied to ADHD. One's gender can be influenced by ADHD in many ways. For example, one may describe their gender as "hidden behind brain fog, knowing it is there, while being unable to get to it" due to their ADHD.
 [[File:Adhd.png|thumb|Alternative ADHDgender flag combining both flags.]]
-Not all ADHDers identify as ADHDgender, only those whose gender experience is influenced by them being ADHD. ADHDgender is an [[Exclusive Genders|exclusive gender]] as, obviously, people without ADHD cannot have a gender influence by ADHD.
+Not all with ADHD identify as ADHDgender; only those whose gender experience is influenced by them being ADHD. ADHDgender is an [[Exclusive Genders|exclusive gender]] as people without ADHD cannot have a gender influence by ADHD.
 == ADHDboy==
-This is much like ADHDgender, except for someone who identifies as a [[man]] or is [[Miaspec|man-aligned]]. ADHDboy is a [[neurogender]] and someone who is a man or is man-aligned, but feels as though their gender has been influenced by having ADHD, or can only be understood in the context of having ADHD. ADHDboy is not ADHD as a boy-related gender, but it is, indeed, pertaining to masculinity and manhood. ADHDboy is an exclusive gender, for it can only be claimed by people who have ADHD.
+'''ADHDboy''' is a neurogender for someone who is a [[Male|man]] or is [[Miaspec|man-aligned]], and feels as though their gender is, to some extent, influenced by ADHD, or can only be understood in the context of having ADHD.
+ADHDboy is not ADHD as a boy-related gender, but it is, indeed, pertaining to masculinity and manhood. ADHDboy is an exclusive gender, for it can only be claimed by people who have ADHD.
 == ADHDgirl ==
-ADHDgirl is a neurogender in which one is a [[woman]], or [[Fiaspec|woman-aligned]], but still feels as though their gender is, to some extent, influenced by ADHD. The connection can either feel as if them having ADHD has influenced their gender to where it is today, or it can feel as if having ADHD is making their gender more confusing. It can even feel as more of a [[bigender]]. However, an ADHDgirl is, indeed, influenced by ADHD, but also somehow aligned with or connected to femininity. ADHDgirl is an exclusive gender, as it can only be claimed by people who have ADHD.
+'''ADHDgirl''' is a neurogender in which one is a [[Female|woman]] or is [[Fiaspec|woman-aligned]], and feels as though their gender is, to some extent, influenced by ADHD. The connection can either feel as if them having ADHD has influenced their gender to where it is today, or it can feel as if having ADHD is making their gender more confusing.
+It can even feel as more of a [[bigender]], depending on the individual. However, an ADHDgirl is, indeed, influenced by ADHD, but also somehow aligned with or connected to femininity. ADHDgirl is an exclusive gender, as it can only be claimed by people who have ADHD.
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