Great thread this, can't believe I missed it first time round!
I'm another with ADHD and Autism (Asperger's). Thankfully, my mam and dad really pushed for me and I was diagnosed early, maybe around 6 or 7 (I'm 35 now), so I've known loads about it basically all of my life. I was on medication throughout school and into early adult life, stopped taking it around 20, recently went back on it about a year or so ago, but still to find the right medication which has helped. At the point now where I'm questioning if I want to be back on it. I've found the stimulant medication causes ridiculous anxiety.
Agree with a few posts I've read regarding people on LinkedIn/other social medias almost glamourising ADHD as a 'superpower' etc. I've found it anything but, really! My concentration levels have always been absolutely shocking unless it's something I'm obsessed with (so, football), I've been nicknamed Arthur (short for Arthur/half a job
) for so long as I'm absolutely full of great ideas, but basically never see anything through. Personal life I'm a nightmare really, terrible at replying to texts/WhatsApps, about as indecisive as they come to the point of being angry with myself that I can't make a decision, a perfectionist in a lot of ways (again, to the point of frustration) but also pretty careless in a lot of other ways. I've had good jobs (and in one now) but they all follow a similar pattern - new, exciting job bounce for a period, get to grips with stuff, excel for a period, but then 18 months/2 years in, I'll find myself getting bored, procrastinating loads etc, and want something new.
I could talk about ADHD all day. Get really annoyed when people trot out the 'ah, everyone's got a bit of ADHD in them though haven't they'. Find it really trivialises something that has such an effect on those who have it.