I was diagnosed about a year ago (I'll be 34 tomorrow). I went to the therapist to ~figure out if~ confirm that I was on the Autism spectrum, and they pointed

I was diagnosed about a year ago (I'll be 34 tomorrow). I went to the therapist to ~figure out if~ confirm that I was on the Autism spectrum, and they pointed out that it sounded like there was some ADHD too, so it was something very unexpected for me. In hindsight, very obvious too. It's been very insightful. On the more personal side, it's helped me understand a lot about my life and why so many things went they way they went. It's now clear that some teachers were _hinting_ the issue at my parents in school, but they never picked up on that. On a more practical side, medication has helped a lot in focusing better and work and alike. However, it IS a tool, and you need to learn to use it. Having ADHD is like aiming your attention at things with a shotgun, and medication turns that into a sniper -- you can direct your focus very well, but it takes some training to learn _how_ to do that. It's also important to balance it out. I take far less on the weekends since that helps wind down a lot. I came across this youtube channel recently which is pretty interesting. It's always useful to hear how others have dealt with the same struggles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-nPM1_kSZf91ZGkcgy_95Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-nPM1_kSZf91ZGkcgy_95Q