Guys I’m trying to understand ADHD
What are the main symptoms for a diagnosis and how much does is affect individuals academically. Does it usually co-occur with other disorders?
Symptoms of ADHD present in very different ways for many of us. You would usually find it difficult to differentiate what parts of your behaviour is resulted from ADHD. It is essentially poor executive function and presents as lack of focus, organisation and productivity. And some of these presentations are common to anxiety and depressive disorders too.
Academically as well, I’ve had pockets when I did really well and times when I haven’t.
it’s best to talk about all of your symptoms/concerns as a whole so your doctor can assess you accordingly. You could also add that you suspect ADHD because of xyz reasons- they do take it into account.
Hope this helped!