For me ADD isn't so much treat as understand and accept. I have some negative things with my ADD, but also I have positives. I never functioned very well in a school environment and I wish I had understood it earlier. Even though I am intelligent and a quick learner, I do not thrive in school, it can be quite destructive for me. Had I understood that at a young age I might not have gotten burned out and maybe not gotten deeper in true mental illness.

I wanted to be done with uni quickly, but I didn't realize that my type cannot do that. I would have benefited from doing it half speed. I know it is possible with some classes, mine I'm not sure, but if it had been an option I would want to go back in time. Be done with uni in 6 years instead of dropping out with a bad burn out 2 months prior to my BA took a lot longer, in fact I never got my degree!

What solutions is best for the person with ADD varies, but sometimes time is needed to find yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. At that young age it might be more important to blend in, which is not a very good idea (not for anyone really).

These days I know where I stand with my ADD. I know what I have a problem with and I know what I can do with ease. It would have come in handy back then when I was young. But one thing is certain, people with ADD must develop a much deeper insight than normal people. Normals can just do what they are told because the system is already adapted to THEIR strengths and weaknesses. WE must know the system, know ourselves, know others. It takes a bit of work.