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I suspect that this person has never encountered someone who actually has ADHD, with meds and without. I was lucky enough to be diagnosed early on. Right around
by FascinatedBox 9y ago
I suspect that this person has never encountered someone who actually has ADHD, with meds and without. I was lucky enough to be diagnosed early on. Right around Kindergarten I was taking Dexadrine which helped until Adderall came along.
For me there's a huge difference between the two. Without the meds, my concentration drifts. If I'm at home, I may be aware of an issue that needs attention, but lack the energy and focus to carry it out. I'll start watching a video, get distracted, and drift off there, then over there, and so forth.
Out in public it manifests as an occasional intense craving for sugar, though it's possible that's just me. At the peak it can be intense uncontrollable energy (the H part), as well as frequent "why did I come in here" or "I forgot to do this". It comes in getting distracted from a task and forgetting to ever come back to it.
With the meds, it's much different. I have a sharp focus. I can throw on a whole music cd and let the tracks all play out without feeling the need to jump around or to switch to a different album. Just me and the code that I need to do, or solving any other problem tasks.
In public I'm able to control myself better. I don't have to think of doing something before doing it as much, resulting in a better flow.
This isn't a matter of a diet either. I don't snack on fatty foods, and I don't have soda to drink at home. My current doctor has me take an EKG every year to make sure that it's not playing poorly with my heart.
There's a huge difference between "I get distracted from time to time" and having a constant difficulty getting tasks accomplished and lacking the motivation to complete small tasks from start to finish (getting interrupted and forgetting to go back at all).
I suspect this person has never encountered someone with actual adult ADHD. Consider also that in the past, many of these people would have just been called crazy and left at that.
- seattle_spring 9y agoEither I and everyone I know have ADHD, or the symptoms you listed seem pretty benign, and affect almost everyone in the human race. It reminds me of the Scientology episode of South Park. "Do you ever make remarks... that you later regret?" "Would you rather give orders... than take them?" "Do you ever whistle... just for the fun of it?" "Does life sometimes feel vague... and confusing to you?" --------------- "Well, I hate to tell you, but you're completely miserable and totally depressed! Well, there's really no question that you're a perfect candidate for [Scientology|Adderall]. All we'll need to get started is $200."
- falcolas 9y agoMight I suggest a very short video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD9qK8-sMGQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD9qK8-sMGQ
- Bjartr 9y ago>symptoms you listed seem pretty benign, and affect almost everyone in the human race. The difference is that for those with ADHD those symptoms are not benign and have a major negative impact on their life. Saying that it's not real or important because everyone feels that way sometimes is like saying there's no such thing as severe allergies because everyone sneezes sometimes.
- uncletaco 9y agoI took their personality test and I believe these questions were actually on there.
- madenine 9y agoThe article seemed to be mostly about adult-onset ADHD, which the author asserts is rare or non-existent - it would be noticed and diagnosed as a child/teenager, or evaluation would reveal that it had been ignored/untreated. I'd wager that Allen Frances has met many adults with ADHD - but probably not many (if any) who started showing symptoms only in adulthood.
- pseudalopex 9y agoThe article does very little to distinguish between adult onset, adult diagnosis, and continued diagnosis. I found what seems to be the longitudinal study Conners referred to.[1] The authors present evidence that "adult ADHD" is a verifiable condition with symptoms similar to childhood ADHD but apparently unrelated. [1] http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14101266 http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.20...