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I am new here, and I am glad to have found this site!

In school, they called me "outgoing"...then after graduating...it became 'bothersome' and 'annoying'. I should have been diagnosed when I was young, because all of my report cards basically show the symptoms of ADHD in neon lights (constant fidgeting; won't sit still; won't stop 'visiting with her neighbors'...etc.)! Alas, I was diagnosed after high school. Relationships have always been a huge challenge; keeping jobs is impossible; and staying on task often slips through my fingers!

However, I am always able to keep up with my kids and their friends. I am spontaneous, and try to always have fun! Projects are incomplete and shoved into closets all around my house...and I make plans for a cross-country trip every week that we have yet to take...but I am starting, finally, to accept me for who I am! I just wish my mother would have been able to do the same! Her loss!!

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LoveDogs71

Welcome.

At first I was diagnosed in 5th grade with LD. then later on after h.s. ADHD.

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58inahurry

well welcome seriously in awe, welcome to the world of judgements visited on children, u sound sane to me so plse don"t bracket yrself .

Your whole message you just wrote is exactly me. I feel almost like screaming in a good way. Yes I was outgoing, funny. All me report cards were l- no self control. And as I get older I do find people get annoyed now. I can’t sit still. In meetings at work I I just want to scream Shut the Fuck up !! I’m going crazy fidgety with my chair and everything. I usually have to leave and say I’m going to the bathroom.

I am also trying to except me for me. Most people love me for it. I make them laugh.

One more thing I as well was great with my kids!! I am also spontaneous and impulsive.

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Lovinit

I love your vibe!

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