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December 14, 2015 at 3:52 pm #127671

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December 14, 2015 at 3:52 pm

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Hey hannah0012

I managed to read your entire list. And almost everything you note about yourself would be considered an ADHD symptom. It’s amazing. You definitely need to learn more, and try some ADHD strategies to see if they help.

We have a video called ADD & Mastering It! which features 36 ADHD-Friendly strategies that Patrick McKenna and I have used ourselves. It was running on PBS and some stations may still carry it. Or you can get it from our shop.

We’ve found these tools work with our mindset. Whereas a lot of tools and strategies that work for ‘normal’ people, also known as Muggles’, don’t work for us.

Check out my Blog http://totallyadd.com/no-more-agendas/

I’m not a doctor. And though I know a lot of doctors read our Forums, none of them would diagnose you from a list like this. ADHD is too complex. And it has to have been there for a while. Not just a recent thing since your parents divorced, or you moved to a new city and you’re now at a highly competitive school.

My suggestion? Read as much as you can? Check out our free videos. Ask your parents or Santa for some of our longer videos. And if people in your life don’t believe you, or believe ADHD is real, have them sit down and watch some of the videos. There are thousands and thousands of studies done on this disorder. Doctors have been describing it since at least the 1700’s. There’s all kinds of research being done to identify the genes involved. And as you’ve listed yourself, this disorder can sabotage every area of life, and every ambition or good idea that you have.

The good news? You’re 15. I think every one of us who wasn’t diagnosed until we were older–I was 47–wishes we had known when we were still kids. And most of us who take medication and know the difference it can make wish we’d known about it sooner.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

Oh, and our book, ADD Stole My Car Keys lists 155 signs you have ADHD. And over 20 of them are potential strengths. You’ll enjoy it.

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