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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I thought about this today and here's what I wonder:

She claims she can't concentrate.

Yet, she has pretty darn good but imperfect grades, a step down since high school (suggesting she is plenty able to concentrate).

ADHD drugs are abused all the time by high powered students. (We would all do better in the short run with a little bit of speed in our system.)

I know she is unhappy and clearly something isn't right, but for my money it sounds more like she is failing to be superwoman rather than just failing.

I would take her to a therapist to talk to but I would be very resistent to thinking this is a problem that can be fixed by Adderall.  But definitely get her someone to talk to.[/quote]

Hyperfocus is actually a symptom of ADHD. Sometimes people with ADHD can focus with astonishing intensity. Or it could be that she had figured out some coping mechanisms that let her get through high school, but college proved to be more difficult and more stressful and her old strategies aren’t effective enough anymore.

Your idea that she made good grades so it must not be ADHD is the reason so many kids slip through the cracks. A lot of adults are being diagnosed now because their kids are being diagnosed and they see the symptoms in themselves. Their parents also thought they were doing ok so it couldn’t be adhd, they’re just unorganized/lazy/chronically late/daydreamer. Learn more about ADHD before recommending people don’t get treatment for it. [/quote]

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