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I have had several students with ADHD. Yes you can get past that.

Try rereading things you want to post, then cutting up the thoughts into individual sentences.

Take all the science and math classes you can, having learned some of the basics really helps in the college courses you need as pre-requisites to get into nursing school.

You actually have a lot going for you.

1. You know what you want to do.

2. You have identified a possible barrier to getting what you want.

Your next step now is to identify HOW your ADHD may keep you from becoming a nurse and putting yourself on an pathway to learn how to compensate for this condition. This will require you to be very honest with yourself, to be humble, to be courageous and to be steadfast.

How does your ADHD keep you from succeeding where you want to now? Whatever it makes difficult for you now, it will make difficult for you as you become a nurse as well. If you can get a plan in place now to help yourself be more successful, those plans will in turn help you reach your dream. Nobody who becomes a nurse is 100% perfect. We all have something that could have kept us from achieving this. It isn't the condition that will stop you, it is your willingness to get help in dealing with your condition and learning how to do things that mitigate the limitations ADHD puts on you.

Learn to break your tasks for school into parts.

Learn to make yourself to-do lists and learn to utilize your phone, computer or even just post-it notes on your bathroom mirror for reminders. Check over your reminders several times daily and check them off as you get things done.

Consider seeing a therapist that specializes in ADHD. At 14 years of age, your executive function is still developing. You can actually improve your performance as an adult by helping to train it NOW. That is a wonderful thing! A therapist can help you with exercises that will help that part of your brain to grow an develop. They can also help you with the self esteem issues that can arise from ADHD, to identify where you are successful and help you formulate a plan that will lead to continued and increased success in these and other areas.

You can do this! You are already ahead of SO many of your peers. Most people at 14 have no idea who they are or what they want. You have everything it takes to do this. It will not be easy, but just think how it will be worth it. Good luck!

Hi my name is Kay I am a ninth grader in high school from Iowa I was wondering if I can still be a nurse even though I have adhd cause if not I will be devastated because I have always wanted to be a nurse I am just crying just thinking about someone saying no to me that I can't cause right know that's always what I wanted to be which is a nurse so please tell me thanks

Yes, it is possible to become a nurse with ADHD. However, unless you have your ADHD well-controlled, it will be very difficult for you to practice nursing. If you are not already receiving psychiatric treatment for your ADHD (and that doesn't just mean medications), consider starting it now.

And as other posters have said, being told "no" is a fact of life. Rejection does suck, I know. But this isn't a perfect world, nor are its inhabitants perfect, so rejection is going to happen. You should learn how to handle it and how to grow from it.

Best of luck!