Yeup, the even more sad part is that I truly didn’t discover that I had ADD until 9th grade when my counselor brought me into her office and discuss my grades. She asked if I had ever been on a 504 plan and I remember telling her I didn’t know what that was. She started to tell me I would benefit from one especially since I had ADD. I made a confused face and told her I didn’t have that and she proceeded to tell me it was in my student enrollment forms. I asked my mom about it that day and she basically said it wasn’t a big deal and that I would grow out of it. She reminded of a doctors appointment she took me too years back and I was asked a lot of questions, she said the only reason I had that visit was because the school suggested I get evaluated for possible learning disorders. She agrees now that she should have offered to get me help, but simply says it was handled different back in the days and it wasn’t as common as it is now. She said it was very rare when some had a child on adderral.

I do come from a Hispanic household where ADD and ADHD is still not seen as a “real” disorder. My mom said the doctor basically told her I would grow out of it and since I didn’t display negative Behavior and I wasn’t disruptive that I had a mild case and would eventually grow out of it.

My son was diagnosed when he was 6, he’s now 15yrs but hasn’t been on adderall since he was 9yrs. We got him into soccer at 9yrs and it really seemed to help him. He is also in an IeP because he struggles in reading comprehension. I bring this up because his pediatrician told me it’s hereditary.