How do the symptoms manifest?
I definitely scored a lot of points on the DSM-5 test that match the ADHD criteria, even if mildly…
If it really is ADHD, it’s still hard to believe—I function quite well in life, it’s just… if something isn’t interesting, it’s really hard to concentrate.
But that’s exactly the essence of ADHD.
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Not dxed. But several super intelligent people(more so than me) with ADHD have said I could well have the inattentive type. I’m the same re concentration.
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Im diagnosed with it. I struggled to focus throughout life. It was hard to listen to people or read etc. Restlessness. But i dont really know ay. Sometimes i think i dont actually have it. The lines get blurred when you have sza and your on meds for that. I think the antipsychotics can induce adhd-like symptoms in people that dont have it.
Who knows haha. I even think that adhd is partly a scam for big pharma and pdocs to sell speed to millions of young people at times so dont ask me. 
But yeah like you, i can only focus on interesting things. Tasks that are a bit of a drag are extremely difficult to do. Do i have adhd? Or am i just a fun guy? 
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I was never dxed either, but I struggle with focus/completing tasks. Sometimes I’ll get an hour or two where I can hyperfocus, but I jump around a lot. I’ll start a project but never finish it. I bet it could be a side effect of APs.
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I have the inattentive type I had an assessment last year.
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At 68, and being a pensioner, I don’t see the point of being assessed . The damage has been done. It can’t be reversed. 20-30 years ago-yes.
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i was on adhd meds for literally one day as a kid because the meds made me drowsy and caused me to vomit, adhd and sz comorbidity is hard to treat because most adhd meds can trigger psychosis
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I took a test. They said I have moderate ADHD. I hope I answered correctly.
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I have the opposite of ADHD. When I do something I get obsessed with it and it consumes me. I’m getting better with age. Better at letting go.
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When I pick up a hobby it’s all I ever do and think about for months. As soon as I lose interest that’s it I can’t even do it something prevents me from even trying.
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Wow, didn’t know that. Makes me wonder if that’s what they did to my Mom.
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