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You know what's a really ADHD oppositional Defiant disorder thing? I was diagnosed when I was two and all of this rapid new diagnosis and people wanting to be d
by navjack27 2y ago
You know what's a really ADHD oppositional Defiant disorder thing? I was diagnosed when I was two and all of this rapid new diagnosis and people wanting to be diagnosed now is making me want to not be diagnosed anymore extremely badly. I can't help it. It's my gut impulse reaction to not want to be associated with this thing that everyone wants to be associated with. It's annoying. ( The it's annoying part is my reaction ( Meaning that I am annoyed that this is my reaction. ), not the fact that others are being diagnosed by the way. )
I'm glad a majority of people are actually getting help with this. Don't get me wrong. But it's just something I've noticed inside my head since this has been going on and becoming more and more of a thing over the past 5 years.
Edit: Sure love getting downvoted because I'm speaking about my own subjective experience in life as of recently. You think I don't know with 36 years of experience about my own mental facilities and I'm not growing every single day of my life learning more about myself. I know ADHD isn't a oppositional defiant disorder, but I know what I'm saying, okay?
- grugagag 2y agoADHD and oppositional Defiant disorder are not quite the same thing. The former is a lot more common than the latter. Sure they could be comorbid in some cases…
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- numeri 2y agoMy take on this: You're absolutely allowed to speak on your experience, but you should also take the feedback at face value and try to figure out whether it's useful or not. Plenty of feedback here on HN is good, but of course there's also plenty that misses the mark. That being said, an ADHD diagnosis at the age of 2 goes against all current best practices, so it might be good to revisit the subject and ask to be evaluated again. Even in the likely case that it's confirmed, you might get additional support, advice or diagnoses that can help you in the future.
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- squigz 2y agoI wouldn't take it so personally when someone disagrees with you and downvotes you.
- smokeydoe 2y agoDiagnosed when you were two? That doesn’t sound right. I’m assuming this was during the ritalin craze. I’m extremely curious what that test looked like, do you know? Was it like this? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iqItINoE5xc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iqItINoE5xc
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- Dylan16807 2y ago> Deleted this is highly annoying Wow! Don't do this! Especially because you did this in multiple, separate conversations.
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- adastra22 2y agoADHD isn’t diagnosable at age two… Oppositional Defiant Syndrome is something else.
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- adastra22 2y agoAmerican Academy of Pediatrics guidelines does not permit diagnosis of ADHD before age 4. None of the commonly used assessments would apply to such a young age anyway. https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/144/4/e20192528/81590/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Diagnosis https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/144/4/e20192...
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- TomK32 2y agoNo one will stop you from freshing up your diagnosis, even if it's just to figure how severe your symptoms are compared to those diagnosed at a later age. Just like Autism, it's a wide spectrum, some are worse, some are mild, some cope a lot better or have to right support around them to function better. Don't feel bad about it, make an OG ADHD or pepperridge farm remembers meme instead :-)