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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because most girls are undiagnosed, do we go through life coping and struggling until they finally get a diagnosis. It’s a relief to know that there we weren’t crazy— there was a problem
all along and here are the ways to fix it.[/quote]

OP is talking specifically about high achievers though. If there was "a problem all along" why didn't it result in, for instance, bad grades? Or difficulty making friends? How does someone with ADHD get into a competitive college, get a Masters degree, gain admission to a top ranked law school, clerk with a federal judge, and then work at a highly competitive Big Law firm, all while sustaining strong, longterm friendships and having an active social life and hobbies? It makes no sense. Yes, masking is a thing. But if you can mask that well.... I don't think you have ADHD, sorry. Usually people with ADHD have actual problems and difficulties with school or social settings.[/quote]

You only see what's on the outside. You don't see them up all night, every night, working 50 times harder than everyone else just to get those results. They have actual problems; you just don't see them and they're not sharing them with you.  There are also other factors just like with everyone else - intelligence, drive, interest in their area of expertise,  - and then their ability to come up with coping mechanisms.  ADHD doesn't mean complete incapacity to excel or do big things -  it just means that it is much, much harder, and/or they might not follow the same process as others.[/quote]

That’s not actually what ADHD means. I know adults with ADHD up very close and they are not working harder or staying up all night working. They are procrastinating and then panicking and then unable to focused and then repeat the cycle. They appear (are actually) extremely intelligent but then when you try to engage them on a process that requires planning and executive function it is like they do not speak English. And they do not have a record of excelling. They have a record of underperforming vs their capacities and then a record of overperforming when they can rely on their strengths only. [/quote]

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