I'd get checked again by someone else. I was diagnosed while i was in the army and they told me there are 3 types of ADHD: Focus-based, hyper activity, or both. I'm the most laid back guy, I'm patient to a fault. My parents refused to get me tested when i was a kid because i could play video games for hours and I obviously can't have a focus or hyper-activity disorder if I can sit for hours focusing on a video game, right? If you feel unable to sit down a get something done on a regular basis, get tested. It's not a once and a while thing. It's all the time. If you feel like your life is being negatively effected by your inability to act on things, it's probably ADHD.
It's weird: you can't get in with adhd but once you're in, they couldn't care less. I got diagnosed during combat medic training and I swear, it was almost expected for half the company to get diagnosed while there and prescribed. My last week of AIT, I went to psych and the air force doctor asked me if I was going to college. Told him yes and I walked out with a literal grocery bag full of Adderall, at least 3 months worth (which would be illegal in the civilian world). I made the mistake of not disclosing it to my permanent unit so when I popped hot for amphetamines, I had some explaining to do but otherwise, no issues after I was already in.
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