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A person with ADHD on medication isn't in any greater need of therapy or self help than a normal person. Normal people can also have problems staying on task et
by username90 6y ago
A person with ADHD on medication isn't in any greater need of therapy or self help than a normal person. Normal people can also have problems staying on task etc, most of them still don't need therapy.
- PragmaticPulp 6y agoSelf help includes things like the healthy habits described in this article. Anyone with ADHD severe enough to warrant stimulant medication is absolutely in need of good self-control habits and other such improvements. Therapy is one way to get it done, but I never suggested it was the only way. It's a common mistake for newly diagnosed ADHD patients to assume that medication will automatically build good habits for them. That's not true. Medication is best combined with a deliberate effort to improve self-control and create positive environments for focus, as many ADHD patients have explained elsewhere in this comment section.
- username90 6y agoWhy do you assume a person with ADHD doesn't already have good habits?
- Teever 6y agoThey don't. They assume that someone who has ADHD and has sought out a diagnosis and medication as an adult also has poor habits.
- username90 6y agoBut why would that be the case? ADHD means you have more need for good habits to get things done. And if you seek treatment as an adult you likely already tried everything, since otherwise you would have looked for treatment a long time ago as this is typically diagnosed for children. For me I saw massive improvements immediately and they never really stopped.
- Teever 6y ago> And if you seek treatment as an adult you likely already tried everything, I think the mistake in your line of thinking lies here. Why do you think is the case? Could you not imagine a person who tries medication first before anything else?
- sizzle 6y agoIf you struggle because you never learned proper habits growing up due to inattentive type ADD, then you need to relearn these life skills and the stim meds give you the ability to focus on bettering yourself. Therapy provides a professionally guided framework for teaching you these life skills faster than on your own.
- username90 6y agoMy experience is the opposite, my ADD forced me to learn way better habits than everyone else just to do everyday tasks.
- emteycz 6y agoMine makes me unable to focus even on cleaning teeth...