Hi Skeeta - just letting you know you're not alone on here with ADD. I was diagnosed last year and after the inital shock and worry that my brain doens't work etc, I've found it makes a lot of sense. I've let myself off having to be "organised" and we've found ways to work around it. It would have been useful to find this out in high school - it may have helped me with my study dramas. I still managed to get multiple degrees, but only through sheer bloody mindedness sometimes, with lots of things handed it past due dates. btw - I'm also rubbish at remembering to call people back. It's pretty embarassing. I'm afraid I've had to start leaning on "to do" lists. But the hyperfocus is another thing all together - I can spend hours researching and analysing one thing until I do my own head in.

Unfortunately I can't share parenting details with you (our bub died), so can't help there. But you are not alone out there