New guy here... | ADHD Information

Hey guys,

I've been diagnosed ADHD for a little over a year now, but this is my first time asking for help from fellow spazoids. I need some advice (and encouragement), b/c I'm feeling like I'm letting my condition control me right now.

So, a bit about myself. Compared to many of you out there, I think I'm pretty lucky. I'm 24 years old, and at 23 managed to graduate from a top-teir university with an Honors Degree in Political Science, before I was diagnosed. Mostly, I achieved this by being unusually clever - standardized aptitude tests usually put me in the 95th-99th percentile. For the last two years of university, I literally didn't even BUY my textbooks. I was cocky as ***k, and really believed I could fly through life on my wits alone.

Since graduating, I've had a tough reality check. My wits haven't gotten me too far, and I've had a bad habit of screwing things up. For 9 months, I worked a desk-and-phone computer sales job, which I have since quit. I am now unemployed, and while I'm looking for work, I just don't know what kind of job I could excell in.

I hear a lot of kvetching and whining here, which is fair. But does anyone here have some sucess stories about finding the perfect ADHD job? I would love to hear them. Also, does anyone have some resources they could direct me to so that I can make myself a bit more employable?

Thanks a lot.

Sincerely,

Chris H

Chris,