There is an enormous range of disability with this illness - and yes, I call it an illness. I'm not sure if you are a man or woman, but from my own experience it seems we women tend to have symptoms of ADHD brought on by our society's expectations for us to be multi-tasking superwomen. This same kind of expectation is placed on men and children, but I think it's worse for working mothers. Because of this it is harder to determine if it's truly ADD. You say you did well in school. Some folks with ADD can excel at certain things and ADD has nothing to do with intelligence or IQ. I think many folks can go through life with a mild case of ADD and never need treatment because they are able to adapt. When your adaptation skills have failed, you reach a point to seek treatment. I think you have reached this point. I hope the Ritalin works for you.