Totally agree with all of that!

I’m nearly fifty and got diagnosed with ADHD about five years ago.

I got expelled from school at 15 for just never showing up. Despite being one of the smartest kids in school, I would do so well I a new class and then it would tank badly.

I’ve never held a job for more than 18 months.

I’ve had the benefit of being a well spoken good looking white man that interviews like a god and is very good at writing a resume, plus I had good people in my corner giving me excellent references. In a booming job market, getting work was easy enough.

But my life was going off the rails. Depression. Risk taking behaviour. Anti social issues and so on.

Saw a GP for serious cyclical depression issues. I was self medicating with caffeine and flu meds.

She said have you considered you might have ADHD?

I hadn’t considered it all.

Got referred to a specialist. He said it’s very hard to get diagnosed with ADHD later in life.

90 minutes later after my life history we started a trial on Ritalin!

Overall - ADHD is a curse. It’s not a super power. And Ritalin, Adderall etc… are not miracles.

I could write a book on my experiences….