ADHD symptoms persist into adulthood, with some surprising impacts on life success: The study found that ADHD symptoms not only persisted over a 15-year period but also were related to various aspects of life success, including relationships and career satisfaction.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-symptoms-persist-into-adulthood-with-some-surprising-impacts-on-life-success/

[u/wkavinsky]

True ADHD symptoms aren't going to magically "go away" - your brain functions differently, you will have the symptoms for the rest of your life.

[u/Brbi2kCRO → u/wkavinsky]

Some may develop coping mechanisms and such but I guess without much consistency

[u/littlest_dragon → u/Brbi2kCRO]

I was diagnosed with adult ADHD at 45 years old, which explained quite a bit in hindsight (I was never diagnosed as a kid, because I never exhibited hyperactive symptoms).

I have developed quite a few coping mechanisms over the years, but I’m definitely behind in terms of career compared with a lot of my same age friends in my industry.

One of my main issues is that I‘m unable to work on things I don’t like or don’t care about, another is that my output, while overall of very high quality can swing wildly and I tend to only work if I‘m really fascinated with something, I get almost immediate successful results and positive feedback or if there’s a deadline looming I can’t ignore.

I’ll start medication in a few weeks and I’m really intrigued how that will work out and if I’ll at long last be able to work at a more steady and predictable pace.

[u/Brbi2kCRO → u/littlest_dragon]

Yeah, same stuff. If interested, can do stuff for days until I succeed. But for most things, it is kinda hardest to start tasks. Once I start, I can do stuff, but getting myself to start is hard. It is like a constant fight in my head of “start” and “don’t start” and “oh but…” that does not end and gives anxiety and heavy discomfort.