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I AM AN ADULT WITH ADHD. I DONT TAKE ANYTHING FOR IT NOW BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF IT AND HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER IT. BUT AS A CHILD THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS FOR IT. I REMEMBER ALWAYS FEELING STUPID BECAUSE I COULDNT REMEMBER THINGS LIKE OTHER KIDS DID. I RARELY EVER COMPLETED ANYTHING I STARTED. I DIDNT FEEL JUMPY INSIDE ALTHO I WAS ALWAYS A NERVOUS KID. I NEEDED SIMPLICITY. IF THERE WAS TOO BIG OF A MESS FOR ME TO CLEAN UP I COULDNT TACKLE IT BECAUSE IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR ME. BECAUSE OF IT MY BROTHER AND SISTER CALLED ME A MULE. I STARED OUT THE WINDOW AT SCHOOL A LOT. WHEN I GOT INTO HIGH SCHOOL I DIDNT PASS VERY MANY TESTS BECAUSE I FORGOT EVERYTHING I STUDIED. I FELT LIKE A REAL IDIOT. I WAS VERY SHY AND HAD A HARD TIME MAKING FRIENDS BECAUSE OF HOW I FELT ABOUT MYSELF. TODAY I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT HAS SEVERE ADHD. SHE WAS ON ADDERALL FOR A FEW YEARS BUT THAT MADE HER ANGRY ALL THE TIME AND SHE ENDED UP WITH A LOT OF BAD SIDE AFFECTS SUCH AS TURRETTS SYNDROME. WE TOOK HER OFF FOR THE SUMMER TO GIVE HER BODY A REST. TODAY SHE IS ON CONCERTA AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. SHE SAYS SHE IS VERY FORGETFUL BECAUSE HER MIND IS ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. I AM ALSO THE SAME WAY. MY DAUGHTER SAYS SHE KNOWS SHE HAS THE PROBLEM BUT SHE CANT HELP IT. BUT WE ARE FINDING AS SHE GETS OLDER IT GETS BETTER. AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. IT GETS BETTER BECAUSE YOU BECOME MORE AWARE OF IT AND CAN CONTROL SOME OF IT. ITS NOT EASY FOR KIDS WHO ARE HYPERACTIVE TO HANG ONTO FRIENDS. IT TAKES A TRUE FRIEND TO PUT UP WITH KIDS THAT ARE ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. I KNOW THAT IT IS MORE COMMON FOR BOYS TO HAVE IT BUT I WAS LUCKY THAT MY SON DID NOT. I THINK YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH WITH THE CONCERTA ADHD KIDS SEEM TO DO DUMB THINGS SO KEEP A TIGHT HOLD ON HIM. IF YOU GIVE HIM TOO MUCH FREEDOM, ESPECIALLY WITH FRIENDS, THEY TEND TO GET OUT OF CONTROL AND ITS VERY HARD ON YOUR HOME LIFE AND AS THEY GET OLDER THEY WILL HAVE LOT OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SO KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON HIM, KEEP HIM BUSY AND WATCH HIM GROW AND MATURE INTO A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. GOOD LUCK.
I don't know if i have it but All those simptoms are simmilar:
I just find things to do... card games, board games I imagine alot! I think of myself as an insignificant creator. unless in the future i make my own Video games... But as for you i would let your child use his imagination in arts music creation (my own category =D) and he will have a use for ADHD
My mind sometimes works faster than my mouth can come up with the words. Which causes me to speak fast sometimes.
By the way don't put you son on Riddilian the side effects are while you are on it sever liver and kidney damage and when they take you off which they do cold turkey it is sever depression and anxiety simultaneously
and I know the name of the drug is not spelled right.
I don't know for certain if I have it, but I suspect I do. Easily distracted, have trouble concentrating, I am always trying to do several things at once, easily bored with one thing, have trouble finishing what I start sometimes....etc.
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