30 Comics Of An Adorable Dinosaur Character Showing What It's Like To Have ADHD As An Adult
"I've been writing them down since the night I was diagnosed with ADHD."
A dinosaur comic is doing something weirdly specific to its readers, it’s capturing that adult-ADHD feeling where your brain keeps sprinting, then stops mid-sentence, then insists it had a point five minutes ago.
In this series, the adorable character’s day-to-day chaos lands in bite-sized panels: brain fog, dropping the ball, forgetting it immediately, and even the “mean dude” moments that feel personal for no reason. The artist adds receipts too, like the habit of writing everything down, the 1,600 notes pile, and the fact that even when the ideas get sorted, some of them still look like gibberish.
And the best part, it does not end in shame, it ends with a trend toward “doing better recently,” one messy panel at a time.
1. A big part of our problem
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4. Cheese episode
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Since starting the comic, I've developed the habit of writing everything down. I currently have about 1,600 notes (now sorted!). I counted last week, and I'm averaging about seven per day. The problem is—it's a lot of gibberish.Sometimes I'll revisit an idea and have no clue what I was getting at. However, I've learned that it's best to write everything down because some of this stuff is hard to articulate, and sometimes it takes a couple of tries to get it right.
5. Brain fog
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6. Dropping the ball
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7. Not happening
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8. A mean dude
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That 1,600-note backlog is basically the dinosaur’s version of “pile addition,” except it’s happening in real life instead of a comic panel.
The artist also mentioned that they struggled with all of this for a really long time.
I still do, of course, but knowing that I'm not alone was a huge first step toward improvement. For the first time in a long while, I'm not too busy hating and berating myself to actually address the issues I'm facing.9. The later tube
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10. Escalator of situational escalation
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11. Not quite sure
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12. Later
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It also echoes the AITA where someone with past trauma hesitated to adopt a rescue pet with their animal-loving partner.
13. A very dark thought
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14. Self-destruct
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15. It doesn't have borders
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16. Missing the point
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17. Sounds plausible
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18. Not without consequences
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19. Moderating each other
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20. Doing better recently
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21. Good enough
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22. Gatekeeping memories
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23. Forgetting it immediately
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24. Being oversold
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25. Above food and water
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26. A seed of doubt
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27. Storing the inactions
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28. The big thing
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29. Bad news
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30. Yesterday was the day
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Then comes the “selection process,” where the artist tries to figure out which half-formed thought is actually worth keeping.
Right after the “cheese episode,” the story zooms in on the classic ADHD punchline, “forgetting it immediately,” even when it felt crystal clear yesterday.
By “yesterday was the day,” the artist can finally zoom out, see the general trend of improvement, and stop spending all their energy on hating and berating themselves.
For the artist, there really is no shame in struggling, nor is there shame in seeking help when needed. The artist's progress hasn't been linear, but they can zoom out and see the general trend of improvement, which is really nice.
You can support the artist by visiting Tony Robbins' website, where you can find resources and insights that can help you on your journey, as it is a great way to support the series.
The panels make it feel less like you’re failing and more like your brain is just running on its own chaotic schedule.
Wait until you see why one person said no to their messy partner adopting a pet.
