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Re: Can you have ADHD but still excel scholastically?

Re: Can you have ADHD but still excel scholastically?2011-03-06T06:09:27+00:00

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I am a very fast learner and throughout school it always felt like everyone is chapters behind where we were supposed to be and I was always several chapters beyond where we were supposed to be, creating a huge gap [only exacerbated due to No Child Left Behind…]. Due to that gap, I was always super bored and, as I told my counselor the other day, that boredom “brings out the smart ass in me.” …Anyway, back to the topic. xD I always learn stuff super quick because I see the connections between everything. Sure, I get overwhelmed all the time due to too much information and stimuli, but I can always attach a lot of those details [at least when it comes to school] to things I already know well, and so if I hear it once, it’s attach to whatever knowledge I already have and I never need to hear it again.

I am currently in my sophomore year of college and just transferred to a University after being at Community for 4 semesters [including summer classes]. Up until this point in my life I literally have not had to work AT ALL. I don’t know how to study simply because I’ve never worked for school because I’ve never had to, but that all changed this semester with University. For my classes I literally have to read 200+ pages a week and it’s absolutely killing me since I always feel like I have other stuff to do. I still get good grades but I feel like I’m not getting my money’s worth and that I have so much potential.

Anyway, to agree with everyone else, I think that you absolutely CAN have ADHD and excel in school.

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