Oh, I really know the feeling, Lynn09! 3 years ago, at 55, recollecting innocent remarks from colleges I thoght og ADHD, and a psychiatry researcher agreed, To get meds, I had to go through official diagnosis by a pmed.
What a relief from embarrassment over low grades, inefficient paper working, messing - all you list up.
And I saw I had every reason to be proud of my achievments. High IQ has made it possible to work my way.
I think we who have lived with ADHD for a long lifetime in fact know a lot about coping.
I can not tell how presetly, but when possible, I will share
Coping well, nobody cuold have discovered my problems