this is the 24th post i've posted and i just joined this morning!!! this is what i do when i should be working on my case study...

i'm just looking to see if there is anyone else out there...and if you have any tips to cope. my perfectionism has probably caused me more trouble in school than my ADD. the combo of having major procrastination problems and a bad case of perfectionism pretty much means i cannot turn in anything on time to save my life. it's horrible...i intentionally avoid all classes with papers and projects b/c a.) of the anxiety they cause me and b.) due to me not turning assignments in on time i end up making a bad grade in the class anyways...i've talked to my doctor and she said i needed to major in something that required little writing and i agreed.

the problem right now is that i have just switched my major to early childhood/elem education and this is probably by far the worst major i could have picked for someone like me. first of all, you are judged by the professors at the end of each semester whether you arrived to class on time, turned in work the dates they were due, met with teachers when you were assigned too, etc etc. they do this in order to evaluate you and whether or not you be allowed into the student-teacher education. the whole major is papers and projects and testing your organizational skills and time management...b/c of my experiences in elementary school with some pretty horrible teachers, i am very passionate about teaching and i know if i can make it through the school part of it i would be very good at it.

does anyone have any tips on dealing with ADHD and perfectionism??? any info would be greatly appreciated.