Struggling with ADHD: How do you cope?

@JoAnn that's a great point. There's a quote I love that goes "disability would cease to exist if everyone was properly accommodated"

I see it as both depending on the situation. My adhd has been a struggle obviously - my sensory issues as a child kept me from enjoying many activities my peers did, and I didn’t always fit in even as a college student. I also struggled to know what I wanted to do with my life all throughout childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. But in the right place, adhd can be a gift! I work in pharmacy and my ability to juggle multiple tasks is enhanced by my adhd I believe

I can't imagine seeing it as a gift, and I'm a very optimistic person. It was hellish to have bad ADHD (technically ADD) in school and in my first jobs. Made me feel incompetent and isolated, because I would forget crucial things suddenly. And I learned things at a different pace.

I don't think of it as a gift but also not as a disease. I feel it is part of who I am. I'm not a robot, I had difficulties in school for a reason, my brain is complex and unique. Now a days I feel that I suffer less from it and learned how to manage it with to do lists, reminders and of course ritalin.

I saw someone saying on Reddit once about how you need to just "accept" you have ADHD, and my response was that "accepting I have ADHD would be like accepting that I have an inoperable brain tumor that's slowly sucking my life away." It is a curse with some minor pluses. Saying ADHD is a gift is like saying the car repair place is fun because, "oh look there's a Keurig."

ppl see it as a gift?? mine has just gotten on my nerves

I found great help and great relief by reading two books. Although I don't know the authors, I do know the titles. One book is titled "Driven to Distraction" . The other book is titled "You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Crazy, or Stupid?" I hope this helps. Blessings to you on your journey.

I see it as an obstacle that I just need to figure out a way to get around. I do little things I have fidgets for my hands when I really need to focus my mind or I listen to music to help again focus my mind but while I'm like usually typing or doing something with my hands like riding my book or artwork. It's it's just the little things that you have to find that help you cuz I know like I wish I knew this stuff and when I was in high school but I didn't but it does help me now.