Student with ADHD receives award for "Most Likely to Not Pay Attention"

This hits home (I'm 32). I was diagnosed in college a bit too late and fell through quite a few too many gaps before I could receive medication. Growing up, my parents were in denial that anything could be wrong with their baby (it took me missing swings in Tee-Ball for an entire season before I went to the eye doctor for glasses). Diagnosed at 21 and kicked out of college at 22, I wasn't able to afford medication until I was 28.. but even that was out of pocket and sporadic (health insurance was dropped when I was removed from classes). My life changed when I could afford insurance to help me pay for medication through the Healthcare Marketplace.

Taking medication was like turning the windshield wipers on after the rain sprinkles build up a bit too long. There's a brief moment of annoyance mixed with relief where you question why you didn't do it sooner.

I'll occasionally struggle with thoughts of what if's and how things could have been had I gotten help sooner, but then I prob wouldn't have rescued my dogs or have met my SO.

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