So at 35 you get diagnosed with ADD. You're pretty successful despite your until now misunderstood difficulties and made you've made a pretty good life for yourself, but it's nearly killed your relationship with your spouse as she's tried to suggest politely you need help, nagged you, pushed you, become like a parent figure to you and after years of this you finally get help. What on earth do you say to your parents?

Surprise I have ADD! Did it ever cross your mind? Maybe you have got some issues with inattentiveness as well (my neurologist says it's almost certainly genetic)??

I know I need to share this with both of my parents (they were divorced when I was a young kid and I was pretty much raised by my mother) but it's really my Mom I think that will be hardest to discuss this with. I guess I'll be holding this news until I speak with my psych this week, but meantime I'm curious how this went with any of you guys who were diagnosed with ADD/ADHD as adults. Any stories you'd care to share?