It is real. I was diagnosed late (30s), and have been on medication for about a month now and the difference is staggering:
* My mind is silent without stimulus. I no longer desperately crave to cram every living second with input, I am OK with sitting down and doing nothing for a while.
* I now live up to my own standards: if I think that I should do something, I am way more likely to do it (tidying, running errands, making phone calls etc).
* Sloppiness and "I'll do that later"-isms are severely reduced, I tend to finish what I start.
* I no longer interject or interrupt people with tangential trivia when an idea pops into my head.
* I can listen to other people for longer, even if I find the subject boring.
For the first time in my life, I am able to function like other people without having to rely on innate ability and motivation to do basic tasks.
* My mind is silent without stimulus. I no longer desperately crave to cram every living second with input, I am OK with sitting down and doing nothing for a while.
* I now live up to my own standards: if I think that I should do something, I am way more likely to do it (tidying, running errands, making phone calls etc).
* Sloppiness and "I'll do that later"-isms are severely reduced, I tend to finish what I start.
* I no longer interject or interrupt people with tangential trivia when an idea pops into my head.
* I can listen to other people for longer, even if I find the subject boring.
For the first time in my life, I am able to function like other people without having to rely on innate ability and motivation to do basic tasks.