I recently came across Tracy Marks' channel on YouTube [0].
I've been programming for a long time, but I only got neuropsych testing about 10 years ago. I was unambiguously diagnosed with ADHD, and I've been on stimulants ever since.
Despite all that personal experience, I still found that her ADHD videos connected a lot of dots for me. The videos also give some practical advice that's working well for me.
How do you get neuropsych testing and how does it differ from the normal testing for ADHD? I have been diagnosed multiple times but I always wonder if I really have it. I was on medication for a while but stopped taking it.
My GP referred me to a local neuropsych-testing doctor, because I was concerned about my memory.
The memory issues were probably some combo of poor sleep / stress / aging. But the testing did reveal massive ADHD as well as (probable) mild Asperger syndrome.
Interestingly, this was after I'd already earned my PhD. It's a little sad to think how much better my career might have gone, and how much faster I could have finished grad school, if I'd known about the ADHD.
At least you got a PHD lol. I only found out I had ADHD recently, years after I dropped out and learned to code on my own. All throughout my life I had been ahead of my classes because I love learning, but I hated pointless exercises. I'd ace every test and then fail to turn in busy-work. I was ashamed of turning in unfinished stuff, or just plain didn't touch it.
I really used to beat myself up over the whole "wasted potential" feeling I'd get. Especially so after my teachers were fifty-fifty "you have great potential, apply yourself" and "you're a jackass, you won't amount to anything".
I always wonder how things could have been different. If I might've got into some irl engineering instead of software, or just advanced in my career faster, etc.
My biggest hope is that my sporadic deep dives into different subjects will eventually lead to a good idea to invest in, or some oss i can get sponsored to save me from the despair of competing/comparing against my neurotypical peers with degrees.
I've been programming for a long time, but I only got neuropsych testing about 10 years ago. I was unambiguously diagnosed with ADHD, and I've been on stimulants ever since.
Despite all that personal experience, I still found that her ADHD videos connected a lot of dots for me. The videos also give some practical advice that's working well for me.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/@DrTraceyMarks