Reply To: Can you have ADHD but still excel scholastically?

[jenr]

Laffman,

I was wondering the exact same thing.

I want you to know that the distinction between Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD seems to be very subtle.  Myself, I was looking into ADHD and instead got a diagnosis of AS.  I think one of the reasons was because of how ADHD showed up in me; I was a quiet and hard-working student who daydreamed.  I didn’t know why I had to do the reading ten times or spent much longer on an assignment than everyone else to get the good grades that I had.  Also I was diagnosed at the beginning of university, when my marks started to plummet.  There were also times that I had friends and times that I didn’t.

Thanks for your post.  I’m going to the dotor’s soon to talk about having ADHD.  After finding more about the social problems present in ADHD, I am convinced that this is what I have.  But still, it’s not the typical case since my marks have been so high.  I hope that my doctor can see that I had to work hard and stick to a strict schedule to get those marks.  I’m also painfully aware of the lost opportunities and lack of reaching my potential that I have.  My friends are way ahead of me career-wise and wonder why I make such irrational decisions.

Anyways, let me know how it goes.  I’d love to have more information to present to my doctor if needed.

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