adhd much like other developmental disorders ehem asd was first discovered by studying the development of children  the study of adhd as a disorder was not about the difficulty it causes the individual but the difficulty it causes that individuals parents or more aptly i  think the study of it as a naughty child disorder this conception is inextricably linked to the modern wider understanding of the disorder which all things considered has been expanding quite rapidly   the issue is that kids with altered development still develop yes my brain has never had control of that magical focus juice epinephrine but its gotten pretty damn good at making due in these past 25 years so no as an adult im certainly not getting up and leaving my seat to wander about idly in the middle of my meeting nor am i having uncontrolled outbursts of emotion and action but im still bored to tearsliterally when im forced to fill out any amount of paperwork unmedicated i still lose everything i still have an inability to organize oh yeah and this cookie tastes so good lets eat twelve   i also have other things that come from being undiagnosed unmedicated and ignorant of my disorder for 97of my life that i did not have as a child such as a crippling fear of rejection  due to all the times my impulsiveness my forgetfulness and my disorganization have led to well rejection when i was trying as hard as i possibly could to please i have an inability to plan ahead to set goals to maintain interest in one pursuit for any worthwhile perood of time i have the debt that ive wracked up in nonsensical impulse purchasing i have the dusty ill-kept vault where savings might have been that im meant to somehow turn into the money i have dysregulayed emotions that wash me away like the tide at the beach floating to the horizon in exhaustion after turns out a developmental disorder doesnt present the same constellation of symptoms as its child form its basic psychosocial psychology so yes i very much feel your frustration this type of misunderstanding keeps soooo many people fromnthe type of help they need i know it kept me away for a long time