ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a behavioral disorder related to hyperactivity and distraction. Sometimes, it can be called ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder.
Most kids and adults live with this disorder. Some adults are Michael Jordan, Socrates, Vincent Van Gogh, and Abraham Lincoln.
Most kids and adults live with this disorder. Some adults are Michael Jordan, Socrates, Vincent Van Gogh, and Abraham Lincoln.
Do you have ADHD?
by Gervy February 27, 2019
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Yes, an actual disorder. There are several variations and it is often waved off as a "rumor made to sell Ritalin" by the ignorant, arrogant, or some frustratingly ludicrous combination thereof. As a teenage girl with a fairly severe case of this myself, I can honestly tell you that this is a real disorder with real consequences and real problems that have to do with brain activity.
Also, Ritalin is *not* the solution to everything, and from me that's saying something, since it did do a lot for me. However, Ritalin without family counseling, general tutoring and effort from all sides essentially does nothing. Besides, there's some bad side-effects as well; hell, the meds I'm on right now do wonders for my concentration but have made me twenty-two pounds underweight, as an example.
Girl's ADD is also different than Boy's ADD. Girl's ADD often goes unnoticed because of societal gender differences in early childhood. We're not as jumpy or wild physically, so people think we're just shy or typical daydreamers or even typical girls being girls. However, there really are myriad cases of girl's ADD which are undiagnosed.
Adult ADD is also not a myth. An overwhelming majority of people who "grew out" of ADD were really just misdiagnosed; it can be confusing, as ADD often accompanies LD's and other neurological/physiological/psychological disorders. Therefore, most Adult ADD is present, because a lot of people from the 70's and earlier were never diagnosed. ALternatively, it is part of America's insulting trend to blame everything on it.
In short, this is dispell rumors that ADD isn't real, and also to please request that those who are not knowledgeable AND those who don't have anything at all and are just bullshitting to get out of something respect those of us who do have ADD. America's generalizing has made a lot of us uneasy about our futures now that everything bad is wrongly blamed on it.
Yes, an actual disorder. There are several variations and it is often waved off as a "rumor made to sell Ritalin" by the ignorant, arrogant, or some frustratingly ludicrous combination thereof. As a teenage girl with a fairly severe case of this myself, I can honestly tell you that this is a real disorder with real consequences and real problems that have to do with brain activity.
Also, Ritalin is *not* the solution to everything, and from me that's saying something, since it did do a lot for me. However, Ritalin without family counseling, general tutoring and effort from all sides essentially does nothing. Besides, there's some bad side-effects as well; hell, the meds I'm on right now do wonders for my concentration but have made me twenty-two pounds underweight, as an example.
Girl's ADD is also different than Boy's ADD. Girl's ADD often goes unnoticed because of societal gender differences in early childhood. We're not as jumpy or wild physically, so people think we're just shy or typical daydreamers or even typical girls being girls. However, there really are myriad cases of girl's ADD which are undiagnosed.
Adult ADD is also not a myth. An overwhelming majority of people who "grew out" of ADD were really just misdiagnosed; it can be confusing, as ADD often accompanies LD's and other neurological/physiological/psychological disorders. Therefore, most Adult ADD is present, because a lot of people from the 70's and earlier were never diagnosed. ALternatively, it is part of America's insulting trend to blame everything on it.
In short, this is dispell rumors that ADD isn't real, and also to please request that those who are not knowledgeable AND those who don't have anything at all and are just bullshitting to get out of something respect those of us who do have ADD. America's generalizing has made a lot of us uneasy about our futures now that everything bad is wrongly blamed on it.
Furthermore, only 16% (!!) of the population actually has ADD, and some sources even say 6%.
So shut your ignorant mouths about us. Let us do the talking.
So shut your ignorant mouths about us. Let us do the talking.
by Tova May 29, 2005
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Misplace their wallet while looking for their keys then misplace their cellphone while looking for their wallet.
Are employed part time looking for where they parked.
Don't require closet space because they use their bed during the day and the floor at night.
Write their name on the wrong line of a form and cross it out then write it again on that same line.
Say goodbye and shake hands with the person that is supposed to give them a ride home.
Need to finish their assignment that was due 2 weeks ago so they can work on the one due last week so they can study for todays exam before they find out it was yesterday.
Try to open their apartment door with their car key.
Misplace their wallet while looking for their keys then misplace their cellphone while looking for their wallet.
Are employed part time looking for where they parked.
Don't require closet space because they use their bed during the day and the floor at night.
Write their name on the wrong line of a form and cross it out then write it again on that same line.
Say goodbye and shake hands with the person that is supposed to give them a ride home.
Need to finish their assignment that was due 2 weeks ago so they can work on the one due last week so they can study for todays exam before they find out it was yesterday.
Try to open their apartment door with their car key.
In recent study it was found that Adderall improved ADHD symptoms in 70% of the subjects. The other 30% are still hoping the bottle with all the pills in it will turn up.
by real-adhd-guy January 22, 2009
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Guy: aaww, what a flaccid penis.
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