How I Turned My ADHD Into a Superpower

My parents all tell me, and I would agree, that I was a wild man as a kid.

I was happy.

I was fun.

But I could not focus for the life of me.

I hated school, except gym class.

I got in all kinds of trouble in school.

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was about 9 or 10, I think.

And I'll never forget what my parents were told.

A child psychiatrist sat them down and said that kids with my level of ADHD usually end up in prison.

And I think he said something like 90% of the kids with this level of ADHD or some crazy statistic like that.

So let that sink in.

Prison.

That was what the medical professional, that's what he forecasted for my life.

Now, I'm only 46, so it could still happen in the future, I guess.

But it hasn't happened yet.

Well, what do, you know, so what do my parents do? They put me on meds and I hated them.

I felt like a zombie version of myself.

I couldn't sleep.

I got depressed and cried all the time.

It was awful.

And then after a couple of months, my parents took me off them.

They made the parental decision and said, I don't think this is working for my son.

And they took me off them.

I think I was on Ritalin.

Now, quick disclaimer here.