I hear you. The ignorance around ADHD is appalling. My medication (Elvanse) works wonders - being able to focus like normal people has entirely changed my life.
I remember the first time I took one of those pills, I was astounded my how clear my mind became. It was like the noise switched off, and I could just get on with what I needed to.
Like you, I was diagnosed as an adult. I have considerable regret for all those years prior wasted without diagnosis and medication. I'm trying to undo all the maladaptive behaviours I've developed likely because of this, and shed myself of the many, many guilts I feel. But it's a long hard slog.
I wish my parents were still alive so I could talk to them about it all, and show them the person I've become since.
When I see confident expressions of ignorance about ADHD, or even worse, scammers and liars trying to take advantage of people with ADHD, it also makes me see red. You're not alone in this. I think you were right to speak out here, whatever anyone else says.
I remember the first time I took one of those pills, I was astounded my how clear my mind became. It was like the noise switched off, and I could just get on with what I needed to.
Like you, I was diagnosed as an adult. I have considerable regret for all those years prior wasted without diagnosis and medication. I'm trying to undo all the maladaptive behaviours I've developed likely because of this, and shed myself of the many, many guilts I feel. But it's a long hard slog.
I wish my parents were still alive so I could talk to them about it all, and show them the person I've become since.
When I see confident expressions of ignorance about ADHD, or even worse, scammers and liars trying to take advantage of people with ADHD, it also makes me see red. You're not alone in this. I think you were right to speak out here, whatever anyone else says.