9 Reasons I Waited So Long to Get Help...

...and the one moment that changed everything for me after years of living with undiagnosed symptoms and wondering, "Do I have ADHD? Do I really want to know?"

By Sarah Beckstrom

Not Like the Others

For as long as I can remember, I have felt different, though I could never put my finger on the reasons why. Tasks, jobs, projects, school, friendships — these were all difficult for me.

No one around me seemed to stumble in the same ways I did, but I chalked it up to just me being me, and devised the work-around's and life hacks I needed to survive. 
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