Did anyone else have experiences in school where they started you on medication around age 5 and did not inform you of how the condition worked after diagnosis? How was it like trying to find more information about it in adulthood? I'm looking for others to compare to with my own experiences.

For me it was a diagnosis at age 5 after referral by the school to a psychiatrist and years of being told I'd “outgrow” it. I had problems at times with procrastination that led to issues with school work at different points a few years into being off medication. I guess I just want to understand what it was all about.

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    There's lots of resources out there. Jessica McCabe's "How to ADHD" youtube channel has a lot of information that is easily digestible. I would also suggest the book "More Attention, Less Deficit" by Dr. Ari Tuckman. Another excellent resource.