So I was newly diagnosed with ADHD at age 45 after I had my first baby last year and I just couldn't manage my day to day tasks any longer. Looking back I've always had it as long as I can remember. In school not being able to focus always daydreaming- sometimes on purpose and sometimes just zoning out, messy in appearance and environment, shy, sensitive. I did really well on tests and was told I had a high IQ but I was terrible at doing assignments and homework. I actually saw a few psychologists as a kid/teen due to teachers complaining I was always daydreaming and seemed sad. I got a diagnosis of social anxiety as a kid and dysthymia as a teen. Antidepressants never did anything for me. My whole life I've heard- you're so smart if you'd only apply yourself. I found exercise and low carb diets helped my symptoms but I always felt brain fog, mind chatter and an inability to complete mundane tasks most my life. I remember around age 40 I asked a psychiatrist if I could have ADHD and they said no because i enjoyed reading as a kid. I've also seen in other ADHD support groups other people hearing this from their providers- that they can't have ADHD if they liked reading and/or read often as a child. How prevalent is this thinking among psychiatrists- are psychiatrists still being taught this in med school?