I was told as a child that I didn’t have ADHD because I was able to sit quietly and read for long periods of time. I was only able to read for long periods if it was a fantasy novel. Now, in my 40s, my doctor was amazed I’d never been diagnosed as, according to them, I’m “textbook.”
Also in my 40’s and recently diagnosed. I filled out a questionnaire, and the doc asked a few surface-level questions, then proceeded to describe my entire childhood-young adult life. He was not wrong on any detail.
I was told as a child that I didn’t have ADHD because I was able to sit quietly and read for long periods of time. I was only able to read for long periods if it was a fantasy novel. Now, in my 40s, my doctor was amazed I’d never been diagnosed as, according to them, I’m “textbook.”
Did “long periods of time” define itself as “it was daylight last i looked up from my book” hyperfocus? That’s what it was for me 😜
Also in my 40’s and recently diagnosed. I filled out a questionnaire, and the doc asked a few surface-level questions, then proceeded to describe my entire childhood-young adult life. He was not wrong on any detail.
I feel you