Source: An inside look at ADHD.
Me 100% of the time. Luckily Ito help for my ADD when I was a child
fun facts!
- ADD and ADHD are the same disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder was officially renamed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 1994. Many people use ADD to refer to Type One presented here, and ADHD to refer to Type Two, but they are the same core disorder.
- In many cases where ADHD carries into adulthood, it’s a genetic issue [My grandfather, mother, siblings, and I have all been diagnosed with ADHD], though this does not always occur.
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more fun facts!
- there are a lot of talks about how ADHD is overdiagnosed, and that may be true for boys, but for girls ADHD is severely underdiagnosed.
- older studies mostly looked at hyperactive boys and that’s the perception we have of ADHD. because of this many girls will go undiagnosed until adulthood.
- most girls/women who have ADHD are inattentive type. they tend to be introverted, disorganized and daydreamers.
- girls will internalize these as personal failings and teenage girls have a much higher rate of suicide and self harm because of it
- ADHD is often combined with anxiety and depression, both of which are caused by the failings from having ADHD
- depression can present itself differently in people with ADHD. it’s more of a discouragement from constantly failing, but it can be just as debilitating.
- read this article from the atlantic: It’s Different for Girls with ADHD
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I have mixed feelings on many of these matters….such as whether some of the behavior issues are truly pathologies or whether our societal systems are a greater part of the problem.
I do have a question….can one fluctuate between type one and type two? There have been points in my life that I self diagnosed along these lines. I am not interested in medicating, but am usually interested in behavioral modifications to improve my organization and powers of attention.
My 8 year old nephew was diagnosed on tuesday after a month long evaluation. My sister has chosen to not medicate, which I support. It feels like his brilliance, curiosity, and boredom have been pathologized.