A question for those with AD(H)D

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How good is/was your non medicated ability to focus on things? I’m asking because a thread I started on the FB THIS High IQ Society - Elite Group has had several people mentioning ADD. I have mixed opinions about it. Focussing wise I do much better on things that interest me, and less so on those that don’t . I’d call that a normal human trait though.

The area where it seems to apply to me most is my EF deficits re organising and planning. The difficulty I have prioritising multistep tasks. Sometimes it’s like there are 20 TV channels switched on in my brain each showing a different programme.

Research I’ve recently come across re EF provides the best explanation so far for my mediocre academic achievement/results as a schoolchild. EF being a better guide to academic achievement in those of school age than IQ.

At 67 I’m not chasing after a professional dx. However to be able to say it’s due to something real, and not a character defect, would give me a big positive psychological boost. If I’d had a £ for every time I’ve beaten myself about it I’d be a rich person.

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I have add and it’s hard to focus on things. I’m studying TEFL now without drug aid. I have some strattera prn though.

I would say I’ve gotten better with age but I find it difficult to focus still to this day.

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I can both hyperfocus and hypofocus.

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I have adhd. It’s hard to focus. I have EF difficulties. It’s not easy. It affects all areas of my life.

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I definitely don’t have the hyperactive part to the degree it would warrant an ADHD diagnosis. I have always struggled when it comes to organising and planning; prioritising in multistep tasks has always been difficult for me. It without a doubt affected me academically . Not in a good way I hasten to add.

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