Everything you describe as your way of doing things is exactly the way I am & I DON"T have ADD or ADHD. For me, it is my motivation that drives me into non stop working until I am finished or exhausted.....then I take a few days off & just sleep.

I also pick up on things very easily....I can look at somthing & figure out how it works.

Now, my husband is Dx'ed with adult ADD & he can't even start working on something & stops before he is done.....just getting by with the minimum amount of work he can put into something.

As far as picking up things, he is only good at a few things & can't look at anything & figure it out. He has the opinion that if he can't pay to have it done, it won't get done or fixed. He blocks doing everything with his mind

That seems to be the way his ADD plays out in his life....just the oposite of you.

I find it amazing how differently ADD/ADHD presents itself in each person.

I know from my working the way you do, it doesn't always work....it depends on how the other people around you work. For me, when I was working on a project alone, my methods worked quite well & proved to be successful. However when working in a group leadership position, it is important to tone down that method of working quite a bit. The basic rule I found that works is to keep expectations of quality up, but back off on the pushing of others & expecting them to work on your time frame...that is if you want to be a successful leader or manager.

This is a voice from someone who has been there without ADD,
Debbie