It's not just about school. School is a place where several people in the same age group and similar social circles are expected to perform the same set of tas

It's not just about school. School is a place where several people in the same age group and similar social circles are expected to perform the same set of tasks, which makes it really useful as diagnostic criteria. But treatment isn't (or at least shouldn't be) about only doing well in school. It's about doing well in life. I finished elementary and high school by the skin of my teeth. I did it without an ADHD diagnosis or treatment. I finally got diagnosed this year and started treatment. Why? So I can do my hobbies. So I can wash the dishes. So I can live my life instead of staring at it, waiting for my feet to start moving beneath me. ADHD medication is not about school, because school is not the singular instance where a person's life is affected by the disorder. ADHD affects every aspect of my life, and so does treating it.