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So I had to register for this site after a search for whether or not one could have add and excel academically, brought me to this post. I rarely struggled in school w any subject and when I did it wasn’t until midway through high school when I began to runaway from home and wasn’t really in attendance. I was rarely energetic and socially awkward but came from a home w a lot of domestic abuse that was incredibly complex and resulted in being isolated from most/all of my immediate family and at a very early age I was able to psychoanalyze my parents and siblings. I now know it was my defense mechanism against abuse that otherwise would have been too painful to w stand emotionally/psychologically. Ok so I should have explained that I tend to get way off track attempting to convey a sentiment😉 Anyways, as far back as I recall, I was praised for my grades but teased or berated for my “lack of common sense.” I have always been a mess when it came to forgetting, losing, screwing up, procrastinating, or just never hearing, EVERYTHING! Im annoying as hell to some people because a convo w me is taxing for all involved. Half the time I’m even absorbing a damn thing being said because I can’t wait to spit out whatever I’m thinking, then I feel bad, make u repeat yourself only to forget what the hell i wanted to say. It’s terrible now that I’m a mother of 5. Im always having the same arguments w my kids, fiance, and parents and because I’m not “stupid,” I’m just a lazy airhead that wont let you talk but won’t shut up. I started to wonder if I was add as more became known but you never hear honor student when someone refers to a kid w add/adhd so I have never been diagnosed. Long story long, thanks for sharing. Definitely has me feeling better about maybe seeking a medical ddiagnosis and maybe learning to function at a level that isn’t constant chaos.😄
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