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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Glad I didnt screen out my ADHD husband! He's extremely crestive ans brings home enough money to support our family pf 6 with a very comfortable DC life. Clearly with 4 kids and me not working, i take care of thr minutia at home, including bill paying, investments, and maximizing tax savings in addition to the kids school and sports schedule. He only has tp focus on his job and coming home and spending relaxing nights and weekends with us.

I would choose him 100xs over again. Messy car, lost credit cards, and misplaced keys and all.[/quote]

He's probably just a bit scattered and maybe traditionally minded so he "can't" do those things as long as there's a woman around to pick up the slack.  People with ACTUAL ADHD also have serious problems at work and don't manage to have high-earning white collar jobs without a lot of stress on themselves and their families. Maybe there's an exception for more adaptive jobs, but I can't think of what they would be.  [/quote]

OH, I get it. (Sarcasm) People who can't cope with white collar work? Like Richard Branson, Charles Schwab, Bill Gates, JFK, etc?

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-entrepreneur-stories-jetblue-kinkos-jupitermedia/

http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-with-adhd/celebrity-lists  [/quote]

I KNOW that some people with ADHD can be very successful. That's because they have something that compensates for their lack of focus:  they are extremely brilliant at what they do, so their bosses give them allowances for their chronic disorganization, missed deadlines, and the rest.  Or they are entrepeneurs.  Or they are in jobs that don't require focus and organization (electoral politics?)  But here in the real world, what's much  more likely is that they struggle, even if they do achieve success, both at home and at work.  The key question is how they confront the struggle, and whether their strengths and weaknesses (which tend to be extreme on both ends) mesh with OP's own expectations and needs.  Because I'm here to tell you, "exciting" may stop compensating for "disorganized" somewhere down the line when life's responsibilities get more acute.  [/quote]

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