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Hey! I was diagnosed with ADHD a little over a year ago. I used to think I was INFP but now I think I'm ENFP.
Anyway, I find that my biggest challenges are with concentration, persistence, and emotional regulation. Some things I've found that help me:
I hope some of this was helpful and what you were looking for!
Edit: To add to that, I just watched this beautiful TEDxTalk: ADHD sucks, but not really
I completed my Ph.D. in computer science a couple years ago as a diagnosed (as a child) but not medicated ADHD-PI, so let me give you a few of my thoughts based on my experience.
It might be worthwhile reading a [comment] (http://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/2a7dvi/just_got_a_prescription_for_adderall_not_so_sure/cis9jq7) I posted last night that goes into much more detail than I'll reproduce here.
> I mean, there are things that keep me really focused... like writing this post. And when I am very confident of my abilities and I know what to do I can be extremely productive even without medicine.
Hyperfocus is a pretty common symptom of ADHD. I found that when I was doing the interesting technical work and research, I could work for hours and not realize any time had passed at all. The infrastructure I developed over the course of my graduate career probably consisted of almost 200,000 lines of code.
When it came time to document those results, or do related work surveys, I felt like I was trying to walk through molasses. I'd stare at a blank LaTeX document for hours. I'd agonize over a single paragraph for hours. I'd zone out while reading papers and realize at the end that I'd learned nothing. Finally, when the paper deadline was a day or so away, I'd crank out some crap (if I was lucky), my advisor would heavily edit it, and pray it got accepted.
I can't even count the opportunities I missed for big conferences and journals because I couldn't start writing in time to produce a manuscript of the quality required for a top tier conference.
My advice: don't give up. Buy a good book on adult ADHD and read it.
Most importantly, remember that not every medication works for everyone. If methylphenidate (Ritalin) isn't working for you talk to your provider about trying a different medication. There are lots of options; depending on your home country, amphetamine salts (Adderall) or Vyvanse might be available. If other stimulants aren't an option, some people have good outcomes from Strattera or Wellbutrin. (If you read my earlier linked comment, you see I slam Strattera pretty hard - that was my experience, your's might be different. Everybody has different brain chemistries).
Good luck. You can do it.