Group A: visually hyperactive
Group B: internally hyperactive

Just discovered my ADHD at 66. That handled a handfull of mental illnesses. The last thing I do in this lifetime is search myself until I have a new way of viewing the same information about Anything.

It is a long road but adhd folks are very bright and
creative. Don’t ever stop learning and never
give up

Yes I believe so and bad grades is not a factor I was straight A student but ohh just read the text book k couldn’t pay attention to the teacher for the life of me plus the noises n distractions. I have all your symptoms and then some my doc prescribed adderall, its the best worked wonders for me, good luck I hope you can get the help you need adhd doesn’t mean that others are better then us it just means God made only a select few of his favorites =D

I have adult ADHD pretty bad lol I would advise adderall the instant release not extended release. It really helps I would not know how to do anything without its help and my opinion adult adhd is worse cause not many people understand it and judge you and can be ignorant so maybe talk to your doc I’m 29 been using it for about 6 years now, no complaints just drink alot of water throughout the day lol. I wish they knew more about adhd when I was younger, I had awesome grades my mom just thought I was too high strong n needed more discipline. People just don’t get it but the doc can help

Don’t let people brain wash you..what is normal? There is no normal besides people who lost there mind from to much drugs ..I feel the people who think they are normal are fucking wackos..everyone is weird in there own way..but to me we as in the community with adhd are more normal then anyone else..

Ive never been prescribed anything for it all my life..my mom helped me develope coping skills when I was just a child..so I never looked at it as a problem..since I was a drug user over the last 15 years and since being drug addict over the last 7 years on opiates I ended up avoiding dealing with it so I lost my coping skills..so now trying to get off of opiates all the symptoms of adhd come on strong right away as soon as I start going threw withdrawls which lead to relapse everytime..I slowly been remembering how to cope with it now but it’s been very fucking hard to deal with it as soon as I wake up in the morning I have instant anxiety..I used to be used to overthinking all the time and any thought I would have i wouldn’t dwell on it cause it’s just a thought in my eyes cause I’m always thinking 24/7 until I fall asleep..I’m thinking one thing while at the same time thinking of another while having a conversation with someone while watching a movie and listening to music all at the same time and knowing what’s going on with all of them at the same time..until I started doing opiates everyday I lost how to deal with it and it’s so overwhelming cause I used to know how to deal with it and not get so over whelmed that it turns to anxiety then turns into a panic attack..slowly but surely I’m learning again to deal with it but it’s so hard to not get overwhelmed with all the symptoms of adhd and no one understands or believes you or tries to say oo ya I have that to when they really dnot and have no idea what it’s like to have adhd..cause anyone that does can get along with or point out another person who has adhd..and I mean that really does have it cause they few basic symptoms that just about every person has they tend to think they have adhd..but they really don’t have it cause if they did they would have energy for days along with not having energy with days and only a real person with adhd will understand that statement..avoiding it for so long on opiates makes me so sad now cause I finally realize how bad I really do have it and how well I’ve learned to cope with it and learn to live with it cause it’s not a problem or a disease..it makes us who we really are and makes us a better and more unique individual..honestly I love having adhd once you learn to cope with it and learn to live with it..I feel we are better people then people that don’t have it..we don’t need pills or a doctor telling us we need them just to live life..we just need to learn how to live with it..we are smarter individual’s then people that don’t have it..we can multi task like a mother fucker and people may think we aren’t paying attention but we are paying attention to everything that’s going on around us..number one question I ask peoplet and you’ll know if someone has adhd from this question is “what do you see when you first walk into any room?” And see what they see..most people have a one track mind and people with adhd don’t like most people say they see the light and people with adhd see everything every little detail and you can learn a lot about how someone thinks off that one question..thank you for reading this..let me know what you think have a good day and or night..

Why won’t you ever know? When I took the right medication, I could literally feel my brain changing, and becoming more clearly focused. I wrote it all down as it was happening, as I knew I wouldn’t remember the extremity of it as I got used to the medication. See a professional.

The only way to know is to see a professional who specializes in ADHD. Although, I find that we ADHDers are very intuitive, having to juggle 10 thoughts at once, but make one decision, and often it’s the right one. We naturally develop a strong intuitive sense. So, go with your gut and see a professional. I asked so many times in my life, and finally someone listened to me, the best therapist I’ve ever had. He sent me to a psychiatrist who specializes in adult ADHD and said he was 100% sure I had ADHD. I’m still working on finding the right medication, but knowing why you behave the way you do is incredibly helpful in itself. Good luck.

Only in the last few months have I started to recognize I very well may suffer from ADHD. I am just beginning this journey and reading stories like yours is so comforting. For so long i hated myself because i was stupid, or lazy or one of the other words i used to shame myself. I hope I can find a way to finish my degree after 16 years of trying. Thank you for your point of view.