Do you have ADHD?
#106
Re: Do you have ADHD?
Good grief.
I'm appalled by the complete ignorance of so many people in this thread.
My kid was diagnosed with ADHD at 12, the school suggested we go to a pediatric psychologist as they suspected Aspergers. ADHD diagnosed, and yes, my parenting had strong boundaries, I'm an extremely old fashioned parent, and Ritalin prescribed. 6 months later my kid turned around to me and told me how pleased he was that he had been given Ritalin as it helped him actually focus and concentrate on school work. His grades in one term went from D's and E's to A's, B's and C's. He still struggles with subjects he's not interested in, but lets face it, who didn't.
Yes, there are kids who are diagnosed when they have no boundaries, no parenting etc. But there are a large number of people who are diagnosed who do genuinely have brain functionality that works differently to the rest of us. In that way they are no different to anyone diagnosed with depression, bipolar personalities, schizophrenia. The brain chemistry is just different.
Those of you who have worked in mental health and spout the whole "its not real" should be bloody ashamed of yourselves.
I'm appalled by the complete ignorance of so many people in this thread.
My kid was diagnosed with ADHD at 12, the school suggested we go to a pediatric psychologist as they suspected Aspergers. ADHD diagnosed, and yes, my parenting had strong boundaries, I'm an extremely old fashioned parent, and Ritalin prescribed. 6 months later my kid turned around to me and told me how pleased he was that he had been given Ritalin as it helped him actually focus and concentrate on school work. His grades in one term went from D's and E's to A's, B's and C's. He still struggles with subjects he's not interested in, but lets face it, who didn't.
Yes, there are kids who are diagnosed when they have no boundaries, no parenting etc. But there are a large number of people who are diagnosed who do genuinely have brain functionality that works differently to the rest of us. In that way they are no different to anyone diagnosed with depression, bipolar personalities, schizophrenia. The brain chemistry is just different.
Those of you who have worked in mental health and spout the whole "its not real" should be bloody ashamed of yourselves.
#107
Bitter and twisted
Joined: Dec 2003
Location: Upmarket
Posts: 17,503
Re: Do you have ADHD?
It's really encouraging to see some well informed posts on this rather than confused opinions from so called experts who's first instinct is to slam its diagnosis. Everyone seems to be a professional therapist when it comes to ADHD. They seem to be capable of giving an instant diagnosis of 'Does not have ADHD'.
Before someone wants to rush in with 'but it's over diagnosed', thats been said by fifty trillion people on this thread.
Before someone wants to rush in with 'but it's over diagnosed', thats been said by fifty trillion people on this thread.
But the rest of us have 'confused opinions'.
#108
Bitter and twisted
Joined: Dec 2003
Location: Upmarket
Posts: 17,503
Re: Do you have ADHD?
Nobody has said it is not real. What has been said is that there is no professional consensus and that in many learned opinions it is overdiagnosed.......nothing to be ashamed of
#109
Re: Do you have ADHD?
I agree with questioning the diagnosis of anything. I don't really agree with someone having 3 different views on a subject and getting backed up by some because they have studied a certain profession.
#111
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Hill overlooking the SE Melbourne suburbs
Posts: 16,622
Re: Do you have ADHD?
My daughter excels in a few areas, (areas I consider to be those that will help in middle childhood) and is bang on in others. This is good.
Yet we know people who are obsessing over stuff at primary school age. It's not necessary.
And I think G is right - I see a tad over diagnosis. When I was a kid there were always noisy 'urchins' who were not socialised into school and it was sort of expected they would probably leave at 16. They did not need to be labelled.
#114
Re: Do you have ADHD?
Good grief.
I'm appalled by the complete ignorance of so many people in this thread.
My kid was diagnosed with ADHD at 12, the school suggested we go to a pediatric psychologist as they suspected Aspergers. ADHD diagnosed, and yes, my parenting had strong boundaries, I'm an extremely old fashioned parent, and Ritalin prescribed. 6 months later my kid turned around to me and told me how pleased he was that he had been given Ritalin as it helped him actually focus and concentrate on school work. His grades in one term went from D's and E's to A's, B's and C's. He still struggles with subjects he's not interested in, but lets face it, who didn't.
Yes, there are kids who are diagnosed when they have no boundaries, no parenting etc. But there are a large number of people who are diagnosed who do genuinely have brain functionality that works differently to the rest of us. In that way they are no different to anyone diagnosed with depression, bipolar personalities, schizophrenia. The brain chemistry is just different.
Those of you who have worked in mental health and spout the whole "its not real" should be bloody ashamed of yourselves.
I'm appalled by the complete ignorance of so many people in this thread.
My kid was diagnosed with ADHD at 12, the school suggested we go to a pediatric psychologist as they suspected Aspergers. ADHD diagnosed, and yes, my parenting had strong boundaries, I'm an extremely old fashioned parent, and Ritalin prescribed. 6 months later my kid turned around to me and told me how pleased he was that he had been given Ritalin as it helped him actually focus and concentrate on school work. His grades in one term went from D's and E's to A's, B's and C's. He still struggles with subjects he's not interested in, but lets face it, who didn't.
Yes, there are kids who are diagnosed when they have no boundaries, no parenting etc. But there are a large number of people who are diagnosed who do genuinely have brain functionality that works differently to the rest of us. In that way they are no different to anyone diagnosed with depression, bipolar personalities, schizophrenia. The brain chemistry is just different.
Those of you who have worked in mental health and spout the whole "its not real" should be bloody ashamed of yourselves.
#116
Re: Do you have ADHD?
With the greatest of respect, perhaps you should, if you wanted to of course, go back and read what he's written. Don't read what you want it to read, read what he's put.