Scripture123,

You might want to read my post about ADHD success stories if you haven't already.

I barely passed high school, but I had a 3.5 GPA in post-secondary studying digital electronics so apparently I'm not a complete idiot. I'm 52 and was not diagnosed until I was 40. I took the usual meds (adderall, ritalin, etc.) and frankly, in the end, decided that it was stupid to take dangerous drugs for a so-called disorder that only bothered other people.

Okay, that's kind of mean, I suppose, but even at 13, you have some say over this and I think you are obviously smart enough to decide what if any treatment you want to try.

I felt really validated and liberated after reading a book called, "The Edison Gene, The Gift of the Hunter Child". You and your mother both might benefit from reading it as well. I don't take meds and never will for my ADHD. The people around me who love and understand me support my decision and have learned to cope as I have.

ADHD is not a curse or a disease or even a 'disorder'. It's a DIFFERENCE. We are different that the majority of the population. We learn differently, we think differently, and we learn differently but anyone who says we have a disorder, in my opinion, is a bloody idiot.

My two cents, for what it's worth...

I hope it helps you look at yourself in a different light and accept yourself as you are as I have though I suppose it's possible that my attitude and methods don't work for everyone.