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Tinks_loves_pan
24-04-09, 14:26
i have 3children sons with adhd and i myself have adult adhd, and contary to (normal) people's belief adhd is not due too bad parenting or simply misbehaved or unruly behaviour, it is a very complex and life long condition YOU SIMPLY CAN NOT WAKE UP ONE DAY AND DECLAIR YOU OR YOUR CHILD HAS ADHD YOU ARE BORN WITH THE CONDITION. Sadly many adults are misdiagnosed with all sorts ranging from depression through to learning disabilties or simply the awfull I CANT BE BOTHERED SYNDROM. even worse though is the many adults who never get a diagnose and simply suffer in silence stumbling through life without ever achieving their full potentiol PLZ EXCUSE SPELLING AS DYSLEXIA IS A PROBLEM. i had spent my entire life feeling different and only ever really excelled in the things that matterd too me always starting new projects and rarely finishing them a lot of the times by the time i had processed the thought my mind had raced too another project so the initial thought had been lost, as the years past by childbirth and marriage i was dogged with various bouts of (PROFFESIONALLY DIAGNOSED DEPRESSIONS,) from post natal lifestyle work related depressive bouts each treated with a range of drugs and sessions with various head doctors, each proffesional described me as an energetic extravert jolly character, i lost faith in the head docs and decided after a few years that they were not actually listening too me and decided to no longer access the services i continued with my life raising my sons working full time in a specific area as it fitted in with my way of day to day life, i never for one moment thought i had adhd nor did any of my sons as we were all simalar we bounced from one another and simply got on with life looking back too others it must have been clear something was out of the ordinary as life in my house ran at a minimum of a 100mph, my youngest son was in special needs schooling as was extremly premature 17.5 wks prem to be exact a miracle he survived really especially as he was born back in 1992 when prem baby care was no where near as good as todays standards, due to him being so prem he was what is known as globally delayed, one day out of the blue i had a massive nervous breakdown and was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder i was so porly i needed to be hospitalised for 6weeks, which though it may have helped with the diagnosis of bi-polar it did not really help the life i was living, a few years later when the yougest son was about too leave juniour school it was suggested that he should have an assessment for adhd i agreed not really knowing much about it, and also quite cetain my son did not have this condition as to me he was no different too myself or 2 of his brothers, the assement day came and in less then 5mins the specialist informed me that my son was in fact in the extreme end of adhd spectrum, i was a little shocked but the real shock was his following sentance "IN MY PROFFESIONAL OPPINION YOU YOURSELF ARE ALSO IN THE EXTREME END OF ADHD." he then refered me to a specialist for adults with adhd this took 3years and i was finally diagnosed in dec 08 both my son and i started on medication which has made a huge difference to both of us and also to others around us, for my son befor his diagnosis was made i was informed that he would never be able too sit exams at school and college would prob be very difficult, once the medication started and correct therapy and managment skills learned my son went onto not only take 6gcse exams but also pass all six with good grades he then went onto college and is doing a full time course obtaining distinctions across the board. my son is an ADHD SUCCESS, if diagnosed at the right point you can achieve great things, unfortunatly for myself the diagnosis tho helpfull to a point was at least 30years too late due to all the mis diagnosis of depression and the wrong treatment i went on too develop the bi-polar phycosis personality disorders as adhd left untreated causes changes within the brain and thought process, sadly i will have all these conditions for the rest of my life, i would urge any one wwho suspects someone they know may have adhd encourage them too see a doctor as the right help whilst the brain is developing can be the difference between a succesfull happy full life, failure, or a lifetime of mental health issuses, some very famous people have adhd richard branson jim carey just too name 2 and it is also believed einstein, da vinci, also suffered with this condition, people with adhd tend too be highly creative picky easily distracted, funny, genourous, life and soul of the party it can be a great thing too have if managed well and like richard branson you can use your excessive energy and drive to achieve great things, you do not have to end up labled as badly behavoured or a criminal you can use it too your advantage.

StandFree1903
12-05-09, 22:05
I was assesed for ADHD when i was 14 and was diagnosed with it. I now think that I may have developed restless leg syndrome from it, well not developed Ive had it for years bit only recently been worse. I was on ritalin for a while before they took me off it and put me on anti-depressants for combating it as i grew older.

I was asked questions about how i done things and what i did if i was already starting something, its just really questions. I got a few other things but i cant remember them.