Comments on: What is ADHD? Facts About The Disorder And Why Girls Are Under-Diagnosed

By: itsjustgz

itsjustgz — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:46:22 +0000

I self diagnosed myself at 12 with ADHD because a lot of my friends have it and I figured why not read the symptoms. Turns out I practically have all the symptoms and it didn’t really surprise me. I have not yet been professionally diagnosed or tested yet, but I will look into it soon. I have been tested before, and the results came back saying that I had AS/HFA (Asperger’s Syndrome/High Functioning Autism). And may I say, ADHD is waaayyy better to have then AS. AS sucks, and I mean sucks. You often have one-sided conversations and can rarely ever have a decent conversation without having it be awkward. You can never, and I mean NEVER, make eye contact, and I’m often commented on that. You also have trouble reading and understanding body language, which is a biggy on me. But there is one (super great) upside: You can be exceptionally talented in a certain area (ex. music or math). I may also have SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) because I’m super sensitive towards the sound of the fire alarm (long story short: I was in a fire when I was five).

By: Fjóla

Fjóla — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:34:39 +0000

It’s not only important that kids are diagnosed early but they also have to get the help they need. It doesn’t have to be medication, in my case I needed the meds and I still do, but it doesn’t work for everyone. Cognitive-behavioural therapy can do wonders for some people, but again it doesn’t suit everybody. children with ADD and ADHD need to be taught the skills and given the tools to help them cope with this disorder. Mum can’t always be there to hold their hand and help them with their homework (even though mum is a friggin superhero and deserves her own graphic novel).

I’ve rambled on long enough now, time to stop procrastinating and go study

By: Fjóla

Fjóla — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:32:13 +0000

I was diagnosed with ADD when I was about 6, and that was almost 20 years ago. I hardly remember my childhood before I went on medication, which wasn’t until I was 17 going on 18.
I wasn’t provided with any sort of support or help in school and I don’t think my parents were ever given any guidance either. From what I do remember, there is one thing I am extremely thankful for and that is my mum, she used to sit with me for hours after school to help me focus on my school work. Sometimes it was only two or three simple math problems, but it would always take forever and she would always have some small reward for me when I finished (love you mum :-* ).
When I was 17, after I had failed my second year of college, and over 10 years after I had first been diagnosed, I went to a specialist again and was re-diagnosed with ADD along with social anxiety and depression. I finally got treated, I went on medication and I don’t think I could be any happier today. I managed to finish school home in Iceland and I am currently living in Europe working on my bachelor of music degree.

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:50:37 +0000

I have ADHD and although I am very smart, I have a really hard time focusing and understanding things. I was diagnosed in 4th grade(around age 9 or 10) and have been on meds for it since then,

By: Libby

Libby — Fri, 31 May 2013 16:56:46 +0000

My mom, my brothers, and I all have ADHD, and I’m pretty sure my little sister will be diagnosed with it, too haha

By: Hannah Therese F. Avila

Hannah Therese F. Avila — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:32:11 +0000

I have ADHD. I have a hard time focusing in class and I’m sometimes hyper. I got diagnode at 12 years old. I did take medicine but i stopped because I was out of medicine and i thought it would occur to my parents to buy it. So I didn’t tell them.

By: Sofia

Sofia — Fri, 31 May 2013 01:10:02 +0000

I was diagnosed with ADHD at the tender age of 2. Yeah, I must have been something, right? The psychiatrist told my mom that I needed to have extracurricular activities that would make me tired at the end of the day. So I since I can only remember as far back as 4 yrs. old, I remember going to ballet, English classes (I lived in Mexico at this point), and swimming lessons after school. Since we’ve moved to the U.S., I haven’t exactly joined a team or club of any sort, but I still do my best to keep myself busy. Thankfully, it’s worked because I’m not as restless as I used to be. Once in a while, I’ll start getting all the symptoms again, but I always have someone with me to keep me calm and to put be back on track

By: Ashley Reese

Ashley Reese — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:15:28 +0000

The medical and psychiatric community are starting to put all of that under the general umbrella of ADHD. Like I said, it’s basically a spectrum. ADD symptoms are essentially the symptoms of inattentive-type ADHD. But the average person isn’t necessarily keeping tabs on what terminology is “in” or “out” among the professionals who decide these things.

By: linz

linz — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:59:11 +0000

Just a quick note, ADHD and ADD are actually different conditions, i have friends who have them, they can be managed in similar ways but they are distinct conditions. ADD has no hyperactive element its merely attension and those with it may be easily lead as they can lack focus.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:55:43 +0000

I was diagnosed with ADD when I was ten. As I was reading through this I couldn’t help, but laugh at how much I lined up with symptoms. Adderall has definitely been a great at helping me focus better, but the ADD in general can definitely be a burden. I’m just glad I got help before middle and high school started.