I have bog standard ADD, and I find it very difficult to concentrate without taking Ritalin.
Even though I score highly on most intelligence tests (around the 150ish mark... and I know IQ tests actually mean very little), and people tell me I'm smart, I find it very difficult to actually get work done.
I'm going to uni, in my 2nd year, and I found that, in first year, I was not having any success @ all, without medication. This year I've been taking it, and the only problem is it's started to give me bad stomach pains.
I find it doesn't really affect my interactions with people or workmates @ all... except occasionally in the Deli where I do casual work, I'll be (say) filling Kebabs, and I'll serve a customer, and instead of going back to the kebabs, I'll start filling the salads, or cleaning the benches. It's not a problem, people mainly find it amusing.
I do worry that when I get a 'Real Job', I'll fall dramatically behind in my work, or never be able to stay on task... I worry about it alot.
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I have bog standard ADD, and I find it very difficult to concentrate without taking Ritalin.
Even though I score highly on most intelligence tests (around the 150ish mark... and I know IQ tests actually mean very little), and people tell me I'm smart, I find it very difficult to actually get work done.
I'm going to uni, in my 2nd year, and I found that, in first year, I was not having any success @ all, without medication. This year I've been taking it, and the only problem is it's started to give me bad stomach pains.
I find it doesn't really affect my interactions with people or workmates @ all... except occasionally in the Deli where I do casual work, I'll be (say) filling Kebabs, and I'll serve a customer, and instead of going back to the kebabs, I'll start filling the salads, or cleaning the benches. It's not a problem, people mainly find it amusing.
I do worry that when I get a 'Real Job', I'll fall dramatically behind in my work, or never be able to stay on task... I worry about it alot.