I'm not sure if I have ADHD

(Original post by Anonymous)
I don't really know how to start...but basically i think I might have ADHD...I have always had trouble concentrating at school, and i constantly forget things... i also have trouble listening and following conversations...and often say things without thinking about it...I have always done well at school, because when I was younger my parents would constantly make me do loads of work under timed conditions and stuff... to be fair I used to really enjoy it sometimes...and would spend hours doing random maths problems etc....but now my parents don't help me as much I'm always struggling with organisation and it's getting harder to stay on top of things...I'll sit down to revise for biology ..for example.. .and then suddenly I'll be looking at a medical journal, that has nothing got to do with our syllabus...I'm 15..which i know is late to get ADHD diagnosed..but my parents have a couple of issues with the possibility of me having ADHD...first my cousin who is older than me, and male, got told he MAY have SLIGHT adhd when he was really young, he doesn't do well in school..and my parents think that because I do well in school I can't have ADHD... also they feel like everyone would have ADHD if I did...so it would really hard for me to be diagnosed...and if I do have adhd I don't know if it would even be worth it....as I don't think my parents would let me take medication...I'm really sorry this is so long...but I would really appreciate any advice...thank you

(Original post by Anonymous)
Thank you so much for replying....I have done a lot of research into ADHD...and I myself am aware that ADHD and academic ability aren't related, but my parents seem to find this hard to understand...also it's great to hear that there's someone like me who thinks they might have ADHD, most people I know who have ADHD have diagnoses....and I sometimes worry if i don't do anything about it it wil only get harder...so thank you so much!