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[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The joys of being a 2E student.

Gifted, with undiagnosed ADHD.

Flew in to university without ever learning how to organise my time. Smashed every exam university put in front of me. Failed every form of written assessment that required time management and planning, instead of just knowing the answers. Even after they put me on academic probation and I understood how serious it was, I couldn't fix it, because I didn't know I had ADHD at the time, and had never learned the organisational skills required, because I'd never needed them to succeed academically before.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Not knowing you have ADHD is almost a bigger curse than ADHD itself

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

I had a similar experience, but managed to hold it together long enough to make it out in 4.5 years (with some summer classes). Knowing how to do things, but not really able to stay steadily on track to achieve goals is a rough combo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Exact same story here. Medication and other coping mechanisms were a godsend

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Just been diagnosed but haven’t started treatment yet. I’m excited for the next stage of life!