Re: ADHD Journeys and the Unbelievers

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Forget your psychologist friend. It’s sad that people like that are in a position to screw with people’s lives professionally. If you have ADHD, there are physical differences between your brain and most other people’s brains. These differences make it harder for you to do certain things, or behave in a certain way. Your friend would have you believe, that this is all your fault, and if you just sorted your self out, everything will be fine. This is the reason so many of us with ADHD have issues with self esteem, and guilt. Doesn’t sound like a psychologist I would trust.

ALID, You have a lot of reading to do. If you are right, and you and your son do have ADHD, you will need to make informed decisions on diagnosis, medication, therapy, and lifestyle changes. Understand that ADHD is a spectrum disorder, or even part of a group of related disorders, and no two people present the same.

Unless there is some urgent need, I wouldn’t rush into anything. Once you start to understand all the issues, then look for a diagnosis. There is no definitive test (like a blood test). So as you will soon start to appreciate, even choosing where to get a diagnosis needs to be an informed decision.

Good luck.

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