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[quote=Anonymous]For the person that asked, ADHD is a collection of symptoms that really show up in different combinations.  It is often undiagnosed in women, although that is getting better.  I had no idea I had it until my DD was diagnosed at 11.  Then I learned about it and can see that I have it, my parents had it, and so on.  Boys also grow out of it more than women do but women are better at developing coping mechanisms to mask it.

There is an obliviousness that many people have, except there is often also a single minded brilliance in the areas they care about.  The classic “absent minded professor” has ADHD.  Steve Jobs, ADHD, Jerry Seinfeld, ADHD.  Getting through life and school take executive functioning skills that people with ADHD struggle with.  The over educated person that cannot keep a job, possibly undiagnosed, etc.

Many highly functional people have ADHD and don’t know it.  Often they struggle in their personal relationships because living with people with ADHD is very hard. Understanding the context for the obliviousness helps.

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