I will be interested to see what your diagnosis is.
My husband also has the thing where he listens to everyone in a room - he said parties are very hard for him. He is much better off if we socialize in smaller groups. He is also a wunderkind at the multi tasking - he has a job (print and advertising production) that would drive most people nuts but he thrives on it. Spreadsheets and checklists galore. He used to have problems with finishing projects but ADD meds help him with that a lot. I'm sure things have changed since the early days of ritalin, so maybe you'll find one that works for you.
