I don't know, Jess, but between you and the other post you just made in Depression, you sound like a terrific young woman!

My husband wasn't diagnosed with ADD until he was 31, so it's still worth the evaluation. Medication and ADD coaching have made a world of difference in his ability to move forward. He was really 'stuck' educationally and career-wise until he got some treatment.

You seem unusually mature with a good head on your shoulders.

Regardless of whether it ends up being ADD or behavioral, the fact that you are concerned and willing to do something to help yourself makes me really confident that you will have a successful future. You've already done a big portion of the hard work by making up your mind to find ways to succeed despite your learning differences.

I don't know if your parents can spring for it, but my former stepson was diagnosed with ADD when he was in 8th grade, and his parents sent him to a school for kids with learning disabilities -- but in a good way. There were kids with dyslexia, ADD, and some other conditions, but what was great about the school is that the classroom sizes were very small, and the teachers were well-educated in various teaching methods and learning styles, so they could adapt how they conveyed the information to each student and had different ways of evaluating progress than just standardized testing.

I'm here if you ever want to talk. You really sound cool.