It is one of my biggest pet peeves surrounding how people often misunderstand performance for someone with ADHD like myself. Of course everyone makes mistakes from time to time, but those with ADHD often struggle with making little mistakes, and often have to try even harder to avoid those types of mistakes. I care deeply about my work, and I struggled in my younger years with feelings of inadequacy, and when people chalked my mistakes or under-performing to some sort of moral failing, it really hurt. These days, through better understanding of ADHD, and how my brain works and what its quirks are, I don’t feel inadequate, but I still get angry when I encounter it. Don’t you dare tell me I don’t care about my work because I made a mistake.
For the curious, I did this in my code: {{ conditional }} instead of {% conditional %} in a Twig template by accident.
Often people just say things they don’t mean. I wouldn’t take it too personally.
It’s easy to go down a rabbit hole overthinking about one critical comment. Just be confident in yourself and have pride in your work.
Always solid advice. We all have sore spots, so to speak, that bother us more when poked, but yes, always good to keep things in perspective.