I’ve read a lot (a LOT) of posts here and elsewhere that made me suspect I have ADHD. I made an appointment to get evaluated. Just curious about other people’s experiences.

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My boomer parents shared some boomer comedy video about “pensioner adhd” or something, with an old lady trying to send a letter and being continually distracted, forgetting what she’s doing and starting a new task, again and again. They were laughing and saying how that’s what it’s like when you get old, and I genuinely didn’t understand, “that’s just what my life is like”.

That, coupled with life long education / career problems that ended with me signed off work for longer and longer stretches I finally spoke to a professional about it…

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