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I've found myself in a similar boat for a long time now. Go see your doctor and get referred to a psychiatrist for an evaluation.

Not that medication is the only solution, but ADHD can manifest itself in different ways and sometimes taking something can help you bridge the gap.

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ADD can be an advantage if you learn how to concentrate and control your impulses (read Richard Branson's biography). Plus the OP is in high school. How many people here can say they had motivation and concentration problems in high school? An individual's brain isn't fully developed until his or her late 20s.

I agree with you, but when I was in high school I was able to slack off and do things an hour before they were due and got a good GPA simply because I was intelligent enough to pull it off. I had no reason to believe anything might be wrong with me. Now, 5 years later, I'm struggling to keep myself focused and can look back and realize that this might have been manifesting a lot longer than I thought.

Like I said, it's not the end all solution but it is worth exploring.

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