Yep, never was able to understand what I should be studying for exams. Always was learning the wrong things and then would be like where did that question come from? Then id try to just make stuff up to answer.

Got to college and it was even worse. They threw stuff on there from lectures that was not in the text book and of course I wasn't paying attention or wasn't even there. 🙄

of course the classes I was fascinated with I didn't have trouble because I could almost recite the material after fixating on it. Wish I could have done that for all my classes. Maybe I'd have a degree right now. would have been nice to know about ADHD back then. Oh well. Such is life.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Straight up the same problem

I went to college twice and dropped out twice, it would have been nice to have the diagnosis when I was a kid rather than almost 30 but here we are.

Better late than never I guess but damn I would probably be in a way different spot had I known about it then.

I do have to say though my life has gotten substantially better since my diagnosis and taking meds for it. It's been an absolute win in terms of my mental health in general.