Absolutely!
I teach a few of them.
I know that some cases are real, but I'm sure that some others are just a cover story for laziness or lack of motivation.
most have some form of adhd
I have got it too BUMP
and I was diagnosed also when my son age 7 was diagnosed. It did help me understand a lot about myself: the way I performed in school, the way I approached things, the way I was into dozens of projects at once & more than not, finished none.
It is not an excuse to fall back onto but rather knowing what you must do in order to live more like the average person
It truly is not fun
What was this thread about again?
I have always known I have ADHD because of my...hey, look, shiny object!
I was one of those doubters myself. I was one of those who said if parents would just discipline their kids, they would have the problem.
I am now a believer. My son was struggling with keeping up with the other kids in Pre-School and kindergarten before we got the medical attention he needed. Multiple directions were nearly impossible for him to follow. The teacher would say, “kids grab a pencil, an eraser, and a piece of paper and sit in a circle” all he would here is “grab a pencil”, and he would take his clue of what to do next by watching the other kids. Seen this at home as well. “Take your plate to the sink, go wash your hands, and get your get you pajamas on”, was 2 directions too many. Half way through kindergarten the Doctor tried him on a small dosage of Focalin and we and the teacher noticed a Night vs. Day difference right away.
I even gave him a test asking him to write the numbers 1 through 100 . The day before the Foculin, it took him forever just to get to 33, where he could go no further. Many of the numbers were backwards or unreadable, and he skipped a few. The day after, he got all the way to 99, it was done neatly, and he only had a couple of numbers turned backwards, a 5 here, and a 6 there.
He is now in second grade, and we are now weaning him off the stimulant Foculin and onto a new non-narcotic and safer guanfacine, which ADD ADHD parents are all talking about.
I can tell, you this for sure, If you skipped a day with any of these medications, it was a nightmare at school and at home. There is no mistaking it. Is it over diagnosed by Doctors? Probably, nut for my child it was the right decision.
No bogus.
Flung about far overmuch by impatient overworked teachers.
There’s a paper and pencil screening inventory around somewhere.
I think I scored 75%
This is just another example of the softening of society and the defining of personality types that are inconvenient or not “feminine” or passive enough. These criteria are so broad as to fit almost anyone and I’d be hard pressed to find any individual who doesn’t make mistakes, doesn’t get bored, doesn’t always follow directions etc. This is not a disease it is a way to control people and to diagnose sickness primarily in men and those who dare challenge authority. There are some who don’t learn how to control themselves and that is more a feature of a permissive society not a disease.
We are headed down a dangerous road and of course plenty are all ready to get on board because they don’t see a problem with blind conformity. I’ve personally seen too many pathetic individuals who wear marginal mental diseases on their chests as some kind of shield for them taking responsibility for their actions. I’ve also seen far too many single Mom’s who just don’t want to deal with the kids they raised to be brats medicating their children into submission.
Humanity has survived far too long without adding another level of bogus mental disorder when so many real disorders are normed into society. When boredom, and non conformity become a disease then the powerful can have anyone medicated or declared incompetent and we who don’t buy it will pay for it in higher medical costs to a professional that is nearly wholly run by liberals.
My daughter calls it ADOSS - Attention Deficit Oh Something Shiny.
“A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how is manifests itself:
I decide to wash my car. As I start toward to the garage, I notice
that there is mail on the hall table. I decide to go through the
mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the trash
can under the table, and notice that the trash can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the
trash first, but then I think that since I’m going to be near the
mailbox when I take out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills
first.
I take my checkbook off the table and see that there is only one check
left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, o I go to my
desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I’m going
to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I
don’t accidentally knock it over.
I see that the Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the
refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the
counter catches my eye–they need to be watered.
I set the Coke down on the counter and I discover my reading
glasses that I’ve been searching for all morning.
I decide I’d better put them back on my desk, but first I’m going to
water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water,
and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.
I realize that tonight, when we go to watch TV, we will be looking for
the remote, but nobody will remember that it’s on the kitchen table, so
I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I’ll
water the flowers.
I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up
the spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day; the car isn’t washed, the bills aren’t paid,
there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers aren’t
watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook,
I can’t find the remote, I can’t find my glasses, and I don’t remember
what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I’m really
baffled because I know I was busy all day long and I’m really tired. I
realize this is a serious problem, and I’ll try to get some help for it,
but first I’ll check my e-mail.”
“Adults can have ADHD”
Why that’s the most ridiculous thing I ev...OOH SOMETHING SHINY!
Medication and good habits go hand-in-hand. Our family accomplished a lot with my daughter through good nutrition and attentive parenting. Yet, when she went on medication, her handwriting took a great leap forward. Her ability to write down assignments in her planner, talk to me without losing her train of thought, and control her temper all improved. She still misplaces things and gets distracted, but it is now more possible to picture her actually holding down a job someday.
There is a great site here in Canada called Totally ADD, which deals with adult ADD and ADHD.
The site is mostly visual, and has a test you can take to see if you should see a doctor about it.
Ping.
A few years ago an article in the WSJ pegged this for what it is - a marketing ploy. Much of the DSM and this particular “diagnosis” is as much of a hoax as global warming.
I have heard Glenn Beck talk about ADD. If I remember correctly he said that alcohol helped “slow” his mind down so he could focus.