[Thrwwy_20220323]

My 30's were decades ago. I wish I had known that I had undiagnosed ADD and wasn't just lazy, thoughtless and undisciplined.

Thankful to have found an occupation where every day brings some new and interesting problem to solve.

[abyrne10]

If you don’t mind my asking, what is the occupation you found? And what led you to an ADD diagnosis? (Asking as someone in their thirties who suspects they might have undiagnosed ADD.)

[Thrwwy_20220323]

My career has been various applications engineering roles connected with the semiconductor industry.

I used to have misconceptions about what ADHD really is -- that it was about the hyper kids who couldn't sit still or pay attention in class -- and the controversy over drugs that turned them in to calm, compliant little worker bee zombies.

Then I found this a few years ago from Dr Russell Barkley of Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center: "30 Essential Ideas You Should Know about ADHD" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzBixSjmbc8eFl6UX5_wW...

Too many of these ideas resonated with things I had literally said out loud about myself in the past.

This is breaking news, so I can't speak to how things may change, if at all. But in my 30's? Yeah, life would have been different.

[Thrwwy_20220323]

I would encourage you to find a local specialist in Adult ADD and get an evaluation. There are still some misconceptions out there so don't give up searching if they won't take you seriously.