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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having ADHD is not indicative of someone's intelligence or lack there of. This is a dumb question. Of course you both may have ADHD. [b]Although it would've been challenging to get through middle and high school without anyone noticing you had it.[/b] I was diagnosed in 4th grade with it and struggled academically and always have but learned strategies to cope. Struggling with school didn't mean I was dumb. My GPA in high school and college wasn't great but I did manage to go on to get my PhD last year and be pretty successful in my field.[/quote]

This is not true at all, especially if you're not a millennial. ADHD used to be viewed very differently. A lot of daydreamer who did well in school fell through the cracks. People without organization skills who could sit still during class were just considered messy or forgetful. Basically, as long as you could pay enough attention, sit still during class, and be an average student, it was very easy to get by without a diagnosis. Of course, as you get older, if you're not the lucky ones who outgrow ADHD, you probably struggled as classes became harder and required more organization. That's how my life went. I was diagnosed in my 30s, and my psychiatrist said he sees it all the time.

I think a lot of parents find that they had ADHD all along as their kids are diagnosed. It makes sense because there's a genetic component, so it's likely that a parent would have it. Also, you start recognizing the same behaviors in yourself or remembering doing similar things when you were that age. ADHD is common enough that it's not unlikely for both parents to have it. [/quote]

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