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My first clue was when my brother saw an article in the Toronto Star, a couple of years ago. It was an interview with Rick, talking about ADHD and how he found out he had it. My brother sent me the article, and said, “This sounds just like you”.
After reading the article, I suspected he was right—even though I’d never imagined I could ever have ADHD. So I went to the Totally ADD website and did the Virtual Doctor test. I scored 100%. This was a big surprise.
Then I did the other diagnostics on the site. I scored 95%. This was also a big surprise.
Then I took the results to my psychiatrist (who was treating me for anxiety & depression), and he asked me many more questions, including about my childhood—since, if you have it as an adult, you’ll have had it as a child, whether or not it was actually diagnosed. He concluded that it was “more likely than not” that I have ADHD – Combined Subtype. He said, “more likely than not” because they can never be 100% certain about it, but, in my case, I definitely had more than enough of the symptoms, to more than enough of a degree, to assume that I have it.
Thus, at age 40, I discovered why I’ve had so much difficulty for so much of my life.
And here, I’d always thought Rick was just a great comedy writer-performer. Who knew he’d help me figure out why I am the way I am…and how to make the most of it?
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