An ADD diagnosis in my twenties and an Adderall prescription have done wonders for my depression (gone), unemployment (working), self esteem (good), ability to

An ADD diagnosis in my twenties and an Adderall prescription have done wonders for my depression (gone), unemployment (working), self esteem (good), ability to maintain interest in projects (more fun than video games), sleep schedule (regularish) and social life (I now actually initiate plans to do things with humans now and then). Before consulting with professionals, I'd never considered this might be my problem because I've never been hyperactive... But after doing some reading, it seems that this sort of disorder can present in a variety of ways, only one or two of which include hyperactivity. If you are reading abstract algebra books because you want to, maybe this would encourage you as much as it did me - many people with various presentations of ADD are diagnosed in grade school because they "hit the wall" - they reach a significant level of dysfunction re: attention span, etc. and people around them are able to notice. However, the more a student is able to rely on their own natural intelligence to carry them (rather an ability to study), the longer it can take for a problem to appear. I was a junior in a CS degree at an excellent university when I finally hit my wall and realized I had to change something or everything would fall apart.