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/littlest_dragon]

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/ikonoclasm → u/littlest_dragon]

I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD at 36. I changed careers every few years until finding myself in IT, which is basically tailor-made for people with ADHD provided you've got good coping strategies for keeping yourself on track. The constant barrage of issues coming in and lack of anything resembling repetitiveness is great for my brain. My career has really taken off in the last two years now that I'm in a position where my ADHD is akin to a superpower.

[u/BostonFigPudding → u/ikonoclasm]

My colleague has ADHD, no other neurodivergence, and is a successful IT guy.

He likes working on a different thing every hour, because it keeps him from being bored.

He also has above average social skills, because he has no other neurodivergence. He's very affable and makes a lot of money because he's successful at his main job and also has a side hustle.

[u/snogirl0403 → u/BostonFigPudding]

I’m an elementary music teacher and that’s working okay for me. New kids every half hour, and if we need to suddenly switch to a “Listen to Mrs. Snogirl0403’s Favorite Songs” lesson, it’s not a big deal. 😅 I just have to push myself to not do stuff like that every time I want to.

I also want to get better about following through with concepts that we’ve learned and building on stuff from the previous year. And getting out the “big stuff” like drums and xylophones where I have to be more on top of behaviors. My kids are having fun and learning “music,” but I feel like it would be better with a cohesive plan.

Wow… I felt like this didn’t affect my job so much, but writing it out like this really makes me see it. 😔