I was diagnosed at 8 and I was put on dexadrin, ritalin, concerta, and a homeopathic remedy. I built a resistance to 3 within months of starting them, and had to prove to my mom that homeopathy is bs by tossing my dose of the remedy without telling her for months and then asking her if she was still seeing a difference in my behavior, then had to explain how the placebo effect worked. I didn’t really know how to devwlop coping mechanismd until I was an adult, so my ADHD made my childhood more difficult than it needed to be.

No doctors ever told me, so when I eventually found out the root cause of ADHD symptoms when I was in my mid 20’s, dopamine getting absorbed by the brain at an increased rate so the dopamine production can’t keep up, I realized I just needed an additional source of dopamine to keep me on track. Audiobooks have been an absolute godsend in that regard for me, but other people use music or snacks. It doesn’t fix everything, but it does keep my mental health a lot more balanced, so I don’t hyperfocus or have my focus wander as extremely because I eliminate a lot of time where I don’t have enough dopamine.

I would recommend going for a diagnosis, even if it’s just so you know for sure and can look up coping strategies people are using, and potential tax benefits as well. You can always try medication as well, or even just do meds on days you need your kid to focus, and leave them unmedicated otherwise.

Depending on what you’re planning on going into, don’t lock yourself into going to university. My wife spent 3 years of half course load at university while working in the same field she was trying to study in and didn’t get her degree, or actually get into the faculty she needed for that degree. She is now 5 months from her degree after spending a year and a half at college in a workplace program. Academia is disgustingly bloated and “you have to prove you want to be here before you can go into what you actually want to learn” for certain disciplines. College is a perfectly good, or better option depending on what you are going into.

I would refer to that as thickness, but I’m not a jeweller. My advice stays the same though, try some on and see what you like.

My wedding band is ~8 mm and i’ve never worn a ring less than 4 at its narrowest point. I would say just find something you like the look of, and see if you can find something at a jeweller that’s similar you can try on if you’re that worried about the fit.