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> I should follow my dream, and if I didn't yet know what that was, I should live with career uncertainty until I figured it out

Yyyyyuuuppp. I'm now 33 and still haven't figured out my 'dream'

I have figured out I probably have ADHD though. Cheers for missing that, school.

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I was diagnosed with ADHD in my fifties ... lots and lots of people (including me) missed it.

Got my decider appointment on the 2nd!

Tell you what, whether I have it or not learning of ADHD and using the techniques that work for it has helped immensely. I'll take that if nothing else!

Yeah I completely missed it too. It'd be great if there was some way for schools to pick it up! Probably through seeing how certain students learn and providing differing education style as needed. It might even already be the case to be fair, it's been a minute since I was at school

Sadly most of the research on adapting teaching styles to students learning styles has been completely relegated to special needs education in most countries. The Potential in Neurodiversity is not really appreciated in mainstream Education where it is mainly seen as a disability or hindrance to following a standard curriculum. But the more we learn about the brain and cognitive development the clearer it becomes, that Neurodiversity is not an aberration but a fundamental feature of human evolution. An educational System rooted in the 19th century based on a fordistic conception of Students and Teachers does not align with contemporary research and will have to be thoroughly disrupted.

>and using the techniques that work for it has helped immensely

What resources did you use to find those techniques?

edit: nevermind. I saw your other comment; "

Essentially I watched every video from the YouTube channel HowToADHD" Thank you.

Yeah, knowing why I've been having these problems all my life; that I'm not lazy, lacking in will power or just stubborn, was the biggest relief.

Just going off your writing style I'd bet you lean that way. And I don't mean it in a bad way. It can be like a super power if you can tame it properly.

I'm completely ok with having ADHD! Relieved even if it turns out a bit of medication might bring me closer to actually finishing a project!

It'll be life changing but a bit like flowers for Algernon in that the effect fades over the years with tolerance.

As long as I create something in that "a bit" that sets me for life I'm good to go

and if that doesn't happen at least I'll have tried haha

Off-topic but do you mind sharing some of those helpful techniques?

Essentially I watched every video from the YouTube channel HowToADHD

I wish I could give a perfect headline technique as an example but it's more changing how you do things to work with the way your mind works instead of against it

http://youtube.com/HowtoADHD

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