Lazs it really sounds to me like you don't have AD/HD. Like I said if you can build something, or make yourself prepare a meal, or fold laundry without being miserable than you probably don't have AD/HD. To a person with AD/HD almost everything is boring to them.
To a person with AD/HD the mundane tasks of daily life, for example washing dishes or taking out garbage, are excruciating. We will force ourselves to do what we really, really have to do but it will cause us to be miserable. I'm sure this sounds rediculous to people who don't have this problem.
How many times have you locked your keys in your car this month? How many times have you lost your keys this month? How many times has your car battery been dead because you forgot to turn the lights off?
How many autos have you had repossessed from you not because you couldn't afford it but because you just didn't make the payments? How many times have you had your utilities turned off for the same reason?
How many times a week does a coworker or somebody standing right in front have to stop talking and snap their fingers or bark your name to get you back into the conversation?
Have you ever slept through artillery, or often while undergoing dental procedures? Would you rather have a root canal rather than wash dishes? Do you understand why people sleep on beds? Or own multiple dishes, or furniture? Have you ever procrastinated eating for more than a day?
I think a small percentage of people have alllways had AD/HD, they just forced themselves to do the minimal to get buy, and lead pretty miserable lives.
When I was in school nobody could figure out what was wrong with me. My dad knocked the crap out of me, I was put in special ed type classes with somebody allways looking over my shoulder, still I would rarely ever even complete an assignment. I got held back a year. I was given an IQ test and scored very well, I didn't have any learning disabilities like dyslexia. Everybody eventually gave up, concluded that I was lazy or a product of an abusive parent.
At some point one must wonder why a smart person would make his life miserable if it was just a matter of self discipline.
I did well in the military because I excelled in the field, out in the mud and snow. Back in the rear I caught a lot of heat for things like allways messy quarters. Eventually my supervisors would overlook these things because I was a good soldier where it mattered. My attempt at college was pathetic. I got a bone head vocational degree after 2 attempts.
I continued to get by in life, barely. Mostly by being a hard worker, going out of my way to help coworkers and being naturally funny. This has probably kept me from being fired a few times. As I was often late, forgetfull, and I often wouldn't do clerical work without a lot of threatening.
Never the less I was often miserable and living well below and behind my capabilities.
I learned about AD/HD and it didn't take me long to realize I was a poster boy candidate. So I went for treatment, I procrastenated for 5 years and I was late for appointments but I finally did it. And I got treated, it was a pretty clear cut diagnosis. I started on medication, for me it worked absolutely.
Now I can do things like wash the dishes and it doesn't seem like crossing the himalayas, so this is what it's supposed to be like? Too easy. My place isn't in a state of squalor anymore, I can have friends over now. Now after I complete mundane task I don't feel like defeated crap, I actually get a positive feeling. I can do basic every day things and it doesn't make me miserable. I've resumed my education, and I actually like it.
So, you see, I know that AD/HD is quite real. No matter what quacks try to say, or how many try to dismiss it as just normal laziness or day dreaming.
Just recently I've been able to see what life is like without suffering from AD/HD. And don't even want to think about the possiblity of having to go back to the way I was because I couldn't get treatment anymore because some flakes convince enough politicians that AD/HD isn't real.
