2.5 years ago I was diagnosed with ADD. Did the 50 page test but I know the doctor didn't even bother to read it. Only the resulting score. Growing up my parents liked the alocohol and dad was abusive towards my mother. I was the referee and also took the verbal abuse. I always felt different from everyone else and knew others thought so too. I was so shy and usually only made friends with people who also seemed a little different or not popular. (usually had one or two friends I felt comfortable with). I'm not sure when I started having problems in school academially as I can't find my report cards but highschool was so hard for me. English was like a foreign language to me. I Don't think I was able to read more than 5 pages of Shakespeare. I always had trouble talking to people that I thought had it together. I have just turned 40 and have tried many medications and have gone bak to adderall. 45 mg day. Forgetful, hard time learning,can't get organized. Socially awkward. Anyone else out there that has been recently diagnosed after 3 or 4 decades of life and trying to figure out the puzzleof your life? Does my story sound familiar? This is the first time I hve tried talking to other people who have ADD and just wanted to know what other ADDers lifes were like growing up or if the lightbulb finally turned on once you were diagnosed and you had some kind of explanation to your life.