Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post

People who have seen our son on and off his meds totally "get" that his diagnosis is in no way faked or exaggerated. I think it's harder for females and adults, though, since there's frequently less of the physical hyperactivity component. .
Indeed. I seem to remember reading something somewhere that girls with ADD (and maybe ADHD as well) tend not to get diagnosed because it tends to manifest as inattentiveness, whereas boys "act out" more often.

A friend of mine used to drive me nuts--he did have ADHD but would only pull out the meds around exam time. He'd also frequently say "Well, I have a paper due tomorrow that I haven't started, but I don't feel like doing it, so I'll just tell the professor that I have ADHD and I can get an extension!" I get that it does interfere with the ability to get work done (I know I have difficulties focusing), but using it as an excuse just because you'd rather be playing WoW?