Question: As someone with ADHD and with rejection sensitivity being something that 99% of ADHD people have what can we do to learn more / get better with it as it's something that is semi-new to my knowledge what can I do more to learn about it?
Answer: Rejection sensitivity is a clinical concept invented by some practitioners and popularized on the web more than it is a well research condition or one that is an inherent part of ADHD.  There is no official diagnosis of this but some practitioners and clients have found the concept useful nonetheless.  Nor is there much, if any, solid research on the issue in adults with ADHD.  That said, what is increasingly well established is that ADHD is associated with problems with impulsive emotions and poor self-regulation of provoked strong emotions.  I refer to both of these related problems as emotional dysregulation. Because people with ADHD have a propensity to respond to emotionally provocative events more quickly and with stronger emotions, they may also react specifically to signals of social rejection from others.  But the problem is a general one of emotional impulsivity, especially for negative emotions such as impatience, frustration, hostility, anger, and even at times reactive aggression, rather than one specific only to social rejection. Also keep in mind that about 25-50% of adults with ADHD may develop an anxiety disorder which can also make them more concerned about and hence sensitive to social rejection, especially if it is a social anxiety disorder.  The same can occur as a result of co-existing depression with adult ADHD.  You can learn more about the role of emotional dysregulation and such comorbid disorders in my trade books on adult ADHD as well as in my ADHD Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (2015).  You can also use Google Scholar to search the science/medical journals for this term and adult ADHD.
content: Q: As someone with ADHD and with rejection sensitivity being something that 99% of ADHD people have what can we do to learn more / get better with it as it's something that is semi-new to my knowledge what can I do more to learn about it?
   Ans: Rejection sensitivity is a clinical concept invented by some practitioners and popularized on the web more than it is a well research condition or one that is an inherent part of ADHD.  There is no official diagnosis of this but some practitioners and clients have found the concept useful nonetheless.  Nor is there much, if any, solid research on the issue in adults with ADHD.  That said, what is increasingly well established is that ADHD is associated with problems with impulsive emotions and poor self-regulation of provoked strong emotions.  I refer to both of these related problems as emotional dysregulation. Because people with ADHD have a propensity to respond to emotionally provocative events more quickly and with stronger emotions, they may also react specifically to signals of social rejection from others.  But the problem is a general one of emotional impulsivity, especially for negative emotions such as impatience, frustration, hostility, anger, and even at times reactive aggression, rather than one specific only to social rejection. Also keep in mind that about 25-50% of adults with ADHD may develop an anxiety disorder which can also make them more concerned about and hence sensitive to social rejection, especially if it is a social anxiety disorder.  The same can occur as a result of co-existing depression with adult ADHD.  You can learn more about the role of emotional dysregulation and such comorbid disorders in my trade books on adult ADHD as well as in my ADHD Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (2015).  You can also use Google Scholar to search the science/medical journals for this term and adult ADHD.