I've suspected. Just haven't really had the time/money to seek an official diagnosis.
I think I managed well enough in school to avoid anyone really bringing up the possibility, but I definitely fit the pattern of procrastination followed by an intense burst of effort to keep myself afloat followed by burnout.
Fun story: I almost failed a particular class in high school because I couldn't keep on top of the homework but somehow did better than my friends who were succeeding in the class on the AP exam
Hahaha yeah that's pretty much exactly my experience, I've got a great memory which allowed me to compensate grade-wise for never doing homework or studying in grade school, and that procrastination-allnighters-burnout cycle kept me going through college. I finally got diagnosed during the pandemic since the constant WFH was
Totally get the time/funds thing though, that kept me from starting the diagnosis process for quite awhile. If you're ever in a spot where you've got the means and are thinking about getting one but need a hand getting started with, it def feel free to @ me, super happy to share my experiences with it. For me it was a lot easier to jump through all the hoops they put in front of treatment for "can't jump through hoops disorder" once I knew what the process was
I've suspected. Just haven't really had the time/money to seek an official diagnosis.
I think I managed well enough in school to avoid anyone really bringing up the possibility, but I definitely fit the pattern of procrastination followed by an intense burst of effort to keep myself afloat followed by burnout.
Fun story: I almost failed a particular class in high school because I couldn't keep on top of the homework but somehow did better than my friends who were succeeding in the class on the AP exam
Hahaha yeah that's pretty much exactly my experience, I've got a great memory which allowed me to compensate grade-wise for never doing homework or studying in grade school, and that procrastination-allnighters-burnout cycle kept me going through college. I finally got diagnosed during the pandemic since the constant WFH was
Totally get the time/funds thing though, that kept me from starting the diagnosis process for quite awhile. If you're ever in a spot where you've got the means and are thinking about getting one but need a hand getting started with, it def feel free to @ me, super happy to share my experiences with it. For me it was a lot easier to jump through all the hoops they put in front of treatment for "can't jump through hoops disorder" once I knew what the process was