Have you tried typing instead, Rachie? That way the handwriting won't be a problem, and any garble you get will just be typos and grammar.

I agree with the previous posters, BTW; ADHD is life-long. Many people lose the hyperactivity as they grow older, and instead of fidgeting and running, end up with a sort of inner restlessness. Or you may (like me) not have had any real hyperactivity for a very long time, and instead tend to drift off and daydream.

You may actually learn to take advantage of your ADHD traits. My "daydreams" are free-association; the same effect people get when they brainstorm something. That makes me rather creative, and it affects my learning style, since I learn by connecting concepts to each other. If I focus on that sort of learning, I do better...

"ADHD" is really quite a broad category of the way some people's brains work; one person with ADHD is nowhere near identical to any other. You can't just learn about ADHD; you have to learn your own brain. If you can get a sort of self-awareness... metacognition, I think, is the technical word for it--"thinking about thinking"--you can start to map your own mental processes, find out how you're processing information and putting it together into facts, etc. For you, ADHD is normal; so assuming you are like typical people, or assuming the same things that work for them will work for you, can be counterproductive! For example, when a typical person procrastinates, the reason tends to be anxiety, overwork, etc., but someone with ADHD (in addition to those reasons) may procrastinate simply because the task seems too overwhelming an he doesn't know where to start. There are things that'll be unique to you, or unique to people with ADHD, that you'll want to learn about, understand, and possibly harness to work to your benefit.

Re. meds: Many adults still need ADHD meds; but not everybody needs them, and they really shouldn't be the only thing you do. I highly suggest getting yourself a coach who can help you get organized and stay organized. Most counselors have the necessary training. Meds are there to make it easier to learn to become organized... many people can actually stop them eventually, or lower the dose. I'm in the unfortunate few percent who don't respond to medication; but I can still get a small but significant amount of extra focus when I drink caffeine! That might be something you can try--just don't drink it every day, or you'll build up a tolerance and the effect will decrease.