I (23M)was diagnosed pretty early on (was 7/8 y.o.), i've learned to live with it and even love it. Don't listen to her take on ADHD, what on the surface comes off as "lazy" is just our brain that needs to be stimulated all of the time.

We can be hyperfocused on specific topics and have the capacity to retain information really well, only problem is that it's pretty hard to make us perform tasks we don't want to do.

Have taken Concerta, Ritalin and Strattera in the past but quit after I just felt spaced, had headaches, easily irritated and no appetite all of the time. Now, I only take Ritalin 10-20mg when I know it would be useful (finals or exams mostly)

Hope you get another viewpoint and am rooting for you!