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I have only recently been diagnosed with ADD. When I was in college I was told I was depressed. (Even though I am always the most optimistic person around!) And ADD is rarely diagnosed correctly in girls, they are considered 'talkative' rather than hyper. Now that I have read up on ADD it is very common to be misdiagnosed as depressed. I always tested into gifted classes, but never finished my projects. I usually made B's instead of A's because I couldn't concentrate on my homework.
I ended up dropping out of college, several times, but the disability did not affect my greek experience. Actually the opposite. Being part of the group gave me much needed self confidence & sense of belonging that I really needed. And I know that my sisters would have done anything possible to help me through. But it was ultimately up to me. I always look back at that time and think how lucky I was to have such a great support system. They backed me up even when they didn't know there was something wrong. They just accepted me as I was.
I ended up finishing my degree at a school with a much more single focused program. And after all that work and confusion, now they tell me I have ADD!!
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