My boyfriend has ADHD, I diagnosed him then his diagnosis was confirmed by a psychologist. He spent his life thinking he was dumb..underachieving, getting punished because he couldn’t stay still and he liked experimenting. The more he learned about about ADHD the more he understood himself and he’s been building his self esteem back up. I’m amazed by the mind of people with ADHD is incredible, they have innate talents and intuitions that ”normal” people don’t have. Yet there is a stigma that needs to stopped….Yes he drives me crazy sometimes but I’m never bored with him 🙂 We should celebrate our differences!
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i have always known my daughter was smart and quick, but she was a handful growing up. she could never be still, and was always into something, particularly those things she could test with all her senses–eating, feeling, looking, smelling. she was always on the run and barely sat still long enough to eat a bite of food before running of again. recently, now that she is in high school, i was able to have her evaluated by her doctor, and they agree with me that she has always had ADD/ADHD, and now, after starting on Adderall, she is seeing improvements in herself that she had always believed were just due to her procrastinating, daydreaming, or generally being lazy. she is for the first time achieving A’s and B’s instead of struggling to just make C’s. she has become more organized in her school and home areas, and is easier to talk to and have a conversation with now. i’m glad we found out now before she left for college.
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thanks for the post! i was diagnosed with ADD at a neurology office back in the early 90s before it became a catch all. i stopped taking my meds because it only worked for focusing on one single task. if i tried to ‘multi-task’ i would have a panic attack. so i stopped taking the meds. i keep forgetting i have it. i am the poster child for it: can’t focus, maintain a relationship, any relationship, being all over the map with everything (hell, look at my blog). but in it all, there are so many gifts it brings: uncanny intuition, creativity out the wahzoo, the ability to instantly read people and situations, fearlessness of starting new things and starting over and over and over:) so when i get time, i will def read/watch all these post. thanks again…
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