i have ADHD and i want other peoples opinions?

Question

I want to know what other peoples opinions on ADHD/ADD is and would like to use them on my web-site (let me know if i have your permission to use your opinions for my web site)

Answer 1

Go ahead and use em.

I've raised an ADD daughter. I focussed on teaching her life skills: negotiation, checkbooks, managing money, customer service etc. Fortunately she went to a small preschool that never noticed the ADD (couldn't really sit in her seat) but still managed to teach her to read and do math by age 5. She loves reading.

Great difficulty in the middle years. She was bullied by normal girls and turned to the only group that accepted her: the druggies. There she really used her life skills and began selling drugs. In an odd way, she developed self-esteem because she was really good at the business side of it. She eventually got clean and has a legitimate job, but not a degree. School was always difficult.

I've worked with ADD people on projects. It's difficult because of the attention span problem, but so what? I worked with other difficulties and we still succeed as a team.

Answer 2

yes you have my permission to use what i say anywhere you desire. Now for the addhd once its properly diagnosed it can be treated very effectively. there is all kinds of medicine to treat this condition on the market today. the only thing is someone has to make sure that the medicine is properly dispensed in some cases where young children are involved, ie they forget to take the medicine or just plain don't want to take it. If the child is caught and treated early on say before they reach six years of age they will be much better off. There is a posibility of brain damage if they are not treated by the time they reach the age of seven years . addhd is treatable and a person can live a normal life if they get on the proper medication and stay on it. once the proper medicine has been determined its relative simple to deal with. If your child has addhd there should not be a question in your mind. The simptoms are causing trouble in school, being very disruptive uncontrollable fighting with others and very active and can not pat attention to instructions. If you live with a child with addhd there should be no question in your mind that there is something wrong. Just do not be afraid to admit that your child has a problem and needs help or they will have very serious problems for a very long time.

Answer 3

You can use this if you would like.

I have had ADHD all my life. I have never been able to sit still. I have tried all the types of meds and couldnt handle the way i felt. What most doctors tell you about the drugs is that your child will calm down, But what most wont tell you is how your child will feel. Every drug that i have tried (that was a strong enough dose to do its job) i felt like a walking zombie, I heard jokes my friends or family would tell, and knew i wanted to laugh but didnt feel like i could. I took myself of my meds at age 13 and have delt with the problem with out drugs. I have had to train myself to concentrate. Its been really tough because sometimes i went just absoutly insane! I still have the problem to this day with concentrating on things.
Some thing that really helped was finding a hobbie. I work on my truck and my stereo or wash my truck all the time. I also take my truck through the mud so that i can wash it to keep me busy. I have always had a problem sitting still, when i was little, i was constantly walking or jumping or as my parents said i was jumping off the walls, I now usually bounce my leg. It keeps me moving but im in one place and it doesnt bother anyone. I have also had the problem with sleeping because of my ADHD. ADHD effects your whole life and the others around you. It will take time to overcome but eventually it will happen. Like i said I have had this my entire life and now just starting to get a real handle on it at age 20.

If you have kids that have ADHD dont jump the gun on the drugs. Mainly talk to your kids and the doctors at the same time and make sure you dont make them feel belittled. That is probaly one of the worst things to do because the child (or at least i did) will feel as like this is a punishment to take the meds. And ask your child how they feel after a couple of weeks on the drugs. Yes you may see an improvement in school and at home but they also may feel like i did and its not a good feeling at all.

Answer 4

new medical research is that adhd/add is a immaturity of the cellebellum (back part of the brain). These children/adults are of average- above average intelligence as the 'thinking' part of the brain has to overcompensate....hence while they lack a long attention span because their brain is overworked and overtired. Would recommend anyone with adhd/add - dyslexia or dyspraxia to read the website for the DORE PROGRAMME, which has outlets around the world. I have heard great reviews from people who have attended this programme (which is non invasive exercise based programme) and have just started my son on it. The programme, after testing is individualised to the persons needs ie their struggles.
A good book to read is Christopher Green ADHD.
Good luck.

Answer 5

I think that ADHD is not an overdiagnosed condition. I think that ADHD is being misdiagnosed for other conditions that a child has. There are other disorder's that are similar to AD/HD behavior. 3 Prime examples are: Conduct Disorder (CD) or Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Childhood Bipolar Disorder. A person may recive the dx of Ad/hd instead of the other above conditions. This puts harm in the child because the child will recieve the wrong treatment and may not benifit as much or not at all...

Answer 6

It annoys me so much peoples ignorance into children with ADHD its just a spoilt child, they do the things for attention.
My son was diagnosed with ADHD at 5 years old I refused medication and psychiatric help but I done my son more harm as my mum my mother in law and other older members of my family kept saying he will grow out of it.
He is now 17 and what I have put up with over the years is unbelievable.
Without being selfish my son has battled with more.
He now has schizophrenia,chronic insomnia, bio polar and paranoia If I had of took the help when he was younger he probably wouldn't of ended up with these things.
He could of been on med's that would of settled him and he could of stayed at school and got GCSE'S instead of being thrown out of school at 15. He isn't bad like ruining around causing trouble taking drink and drugs so the stigma of kids with ADHD are all bad behaved is also crap. As my son is one of the kindest respect full kids you could meet but on the other hand he has this mental illness that shows a different side to him.
I JUST WISH I HAD OF TOOK THE HELP WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER for his and my sake.

Answer 7

You talk as being ADHD is abnormal. Well, it is but the difference is not as much as extreme as you are putting it out to be. Yet again, you are ADHD (not me) so you'll be judge of that. Anyway, my thoughts on ADHD people are that they are quite a bit more active than me. That's about it. Hope this helps a bit.

Answer 8

I have lived my live with ADHD even before I knew what it was. I was treated as a bad kid, looking for attention and didn't have a lot of friends. All the doctors said I was acting out because my parents were divorced and I needed extra attention. I didn't seem to be able to control the things I was doing I couldn't sit still, I had trouble paying attention in group settings, I had trouble even communicating what I wanted to say. I leaned ways to hide what was going on and stared to act out because it seemed what every one expected of me. When I turned 15 I got tonsillitis and had to spend most of the winter home in bed waiting to get my tonsils out. During that time i spent a lot of time working with a teacher and she helped me to channel my energy to reading.

When I had my first child he was four and he still didn't talk unless it was something that he needed. He had the words he just said what he had to, (Drink because he was thirsty and please because ya he had to) a pediatrician asked my husband and I had ever as a child had trouble paying attention or trouble with speech growing up that my son seemed to be doing now. If it seems to have to much energy, if he was always on the go, if he had trouble following simple direction, by the end of our talk he gave me a list of about 50 question to answer when we sat down he told us about ADD/ADHD he said it looks like my son has ADHD.

Even though he is 15 now himself, it has been a long and educational journey.

Now there are different types of medications out there to help people with ADD/ADHD but 15 years ago there was not so much and they had lots of side effects and I choose not to subject my son to become dependent on them to get by in life. I don't regret my decision, but I just wish that the teachers would of not been so adamant for me to drug my child.

If this is not want you wanted well just ignore me.
If you want to use my story or my opinions I have no objections

Answer 9

You can always use my opinion.

I have a daughter who was diagnosed with ADD with ODD.

The hardest thing was finding the right kind of medication to help her through the early years.

She still has problems, but is slowing growing out of it as her brain matures.

We stooped the medication (Concerta) as it reached a point where it was no longer effective and caused such a severe hunger suppression, she looked anorexic.

If you wish, you may always e-mail me for further details

Answer 10

ADHS/ADD do exist. However it's been my experience from talking to school teachers, counselors, etc. That these two conditions are frequently over diagnosed, by psychiatrist & psychologist who evealuate one for these two disorders. For people whom really do suffer from one or both of these disorders. Frequent breaks benefit the comprehension level of subject contact, for the attention span is realitvely short, therefore frequent breaks, assist the individual in retaining information and enhance the learning process. Also most of these indviduals are above average inteligence. Hope this helps, thanks for the opportunity to answer your question. And should you decide your welcome to use any of my information on your web site. Thanks