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[quote=Anonymous]I was diagnosed as an adult in my 30's with ADD.  For context, I'm 58 now.  I was on meds for about 7 years and have been off them for 14.  My perspective is  - yes - I performed horribly in HS despite being very bright (straight As in middle school and then fell apart in HS when the workload got hard - this is very common).  I messed up many things in my life - had to learn through fear and messing up to be on time, a good friend, a good listener, handle substances better (drink less, quit smoking etc.), how to focus on little things, and stay organized.  Despite my various bad habits and  bad grades, I am very outgoing and an over-achiever in my career (outgoing, creative and a fun personality is def. a plus of ADHDers).  I have been happily married for over 30 years, and my husband (also very successful) has mild ADD as well.  Having kids and the chaos is what made me realize that I had ADD, and to cope and pull me out of depression I was prescribed meds.   I raised my kids on the meds - and it was a total fog.  But fast forward, to where I am now and where my kids are,  I think patience, time and coaching are the very best ways to deal with many forms of ADD/ADHD.  People with ADD/ADHD are on their own time schedule - and it takes longer for them to mature in many ways.  I think if we, as a society, didn't try to push our kids to keep up, and gave them the time they need to work things out on their own, it would spare a lot of the anxiety and depression and anger that comes with constant nagging, tutoring, monitoring that many parents put in place today.   [/quote]

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