Comments | adults_add: On the importance of ADHD diagnosis

kisekileia in adults_add

On the importance of ADHD diagnosis

Oct 12, 2011 18:47

(Cross-posted from my personal journal ( Read more... )

Comments 15

cittenscollar October 12 2011, 23:48:34 UTC

Very good points all around! This especially stood out to me ( ... )

fearlessness October 13 2011, 04:16:26 UTC

imagine, movie theaters would be like "movie starts whenever, just show up at some point and we'll figure it out" AND IT WOULD BE AWESOME

Alas, I think that's just called waiting till it's out on DVD and investing in a good sound system and big tv ;) (but yes, on-demand movie theatres would rock!)

aprilstarchild October 13 2011, 00:47:05 UTC

I wholeheartedly agree with basically everything you said.

pewter_wings October 13 2011, 13:45:46 UTC

I keep looking at your icon and thinking 'Wouldn't she slip off the seat like that?

ADHD minds rock!

aprilstarchild October 13 2011, 17:07:42 UTC

It's a photo of me! And the seat was slippery, but only because it had been 100F that day and I was sweaty. Normally it's not a problem, skin isn't slippery by itself and neither is a good bicycle saddle.

lisaquestions October 13 2011, 02:15:32 UTC

Love this post and agree with every single word.

Do you object if anyone else links it?

kisekileia October 13 2011, 02:22:36 UTC

I don't mind in the slightest. I'd be happy to see this information spread around.

fearlessness October 13 2011, 04:14:09 UTC

Very much agree with this; thanks for posting!

Diagnosis gave me a solid place to start. Once the diagnosis was made, doors opened to treatments, finding people who "get" it, finding strategies to help when things get tough, and being (as much as one can be) in control, instead of just thinking I'm alone and stupid. As a home-schooled kid, it might not be a big deal now, but kids grow up and have to leave the nest, so it's nice to have that foundation before then.
I didn't get the help I needed until a doctor mentioned it as a possibility when I was 20 and failing out of university. I so wish I'd gotten the dx sooner; I think it would have saved me a lot of grief.

pewter_wings October 13 2011, 13:46:46 UTC

I still keep toying around with the idea of meds for myself.

I really miss nicotine. It helped me relax and focus.

themachinestops October 13 2011, 19:50:23 UTC

Ritalin has been the only thing aside from nicotine that helps me. Slight advantage to nicotine because it's a lot more powerful, but you can't smoke 24/7. (Plus, it's bad for you and expensive!) They've actually done brain scans that show Ritalin and nicotine hit most of the same receptors. Amphetamines don't hit the exact same ones and for me they don't work as well. I also wanted to smoke all the time on them.

P.S. This is a great post, thank you for writing it.

pewter_wings October 13 2011, 22:38:03 UTC

I did not know that! Thank you, I may ask for Ritalin when I go see my doctor soon.