Ryan shared with Bored Panda that the comic started as a list of the tendencies he hoped to address. "The comics began as a self-reflection on how ADHD has affected me, so nearly all the ideas stem from struggles I’ve experienced."
The design for Dino, Ryan explained, is inspired by doodles he used to draw in the margins of his schoolwork. "He was loved by many teachers," the artist recalls.
Regarding his readers' reactions, Ryan said the feedback for the series has been amazing. "It seems like a lot of people can really relate to these issues and enjoy discussing them openly."
“I have several hundred new ideas in my notes and it’s climbing far faster than I’m using them. Sometimes if I feel a comic isn’t up to par, I end up just tumbling it through the drafts for a while until I either delete it or improve upon it somehow.”
Ryan said that some comics come really quickly, others change a lot from draft to finished comic. "It’s a little unpredictable, but some translate really well to paper while others don’t. On the other hand, some comics that start as a little lackluster stumble into a single change which makes them among my favorites."
