• TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    The funniest part is I had the diagnosis as a kid but no one did anything about it. They were just trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I got rediagnosed as an adult and got on medication.

    I guess knowing about it meant I didn’t have to spend years trying to figure out why I was considered gifted but couldn’t get shit done.

    • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 days ago

      I got told because I was good as a kid I couldn’t have it. Our system is terrible at actually dealing with the issue.

      Crazy part was I only started wondering if I had it after getting prescribed double Sudafed for bad cold/congestion and could suddenly focus