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(Both links point at the same book) By the way. If I'm a young adult and think that I might have a mild case of ADHD, do you think it's worth it to try get dia

• EdwardDiego 6y ago
  Oops, cheers! It's definitely worth looking into. In hindsight, I think it severely hampered my life in that I never graduated high school, I failed hard at university, and I did poorly at all my jobs that involved doing routine tasks. However, the ability to "hyperfocus" is how I taught myself to code - albeit at some cost, staying up until 4am coding has some costs when you have a day job. And then I lucked into a coding company where there were lots of interesting challenges I could hyperfocus into, even though I was failing at the necessary routines, it was overlooked because I could make the big leaps that transformed things. If I'd be hired by a "Write the CRUD app using JSF templates and Hibernate for a slightly different client" company, I would've failed hard. But the biggest issue that the medication has resolved for me is my impulsiveness around drugs and alcohol. Now, I can have two beers and then say "Nah, I don't need another". Previously, that wasn't possible. With the obvious life impacts that followed. So if you think it might be present, definitely worth confirming if it is, or if it isn't.
  • joshspankit 6y ago
    I wish we talked more about the impulsiveness. Looking back over the past few decades, that has gotten me in a lot of unnecessary trouble (also now adult-diagnosed)