Hello! After spying on everyone for a couple of weeks, I thought I’d take the plunge and introduce myself. My daughter was diagnosed ADHD when she was 10ish, put on Strattera for a couple of years and went off them. We thought she outgrew it, and she then was diagnosed (incorrectly) with bipolar(long story) this past year. After months on really horrible meds for a condition she didn’t have, and a really long wait list for assessment at McMaster in Hamilton, it was discovered that she still had….you guessed it ADHD. We didn’t realize, since she was very hyper as a child and didn’t seem to be now at 15. Well now we know. Now we are educated. Now, I see why I missed alot of stuff along the way. During her assessment, I was asked “Who in the family is your daughter most like?” Well…..myself, my brother and my two sisters, my mother-in-law, and 3 nephews. There was my “duh” moment. A couple of months later, I also received my diagnosis, and started on meds.
There is plenty in my life that needs work and for the first time in my life I’m not feeling overwhelmed by the challenge. I know it will take time and patience (two things I rarely have in abundance), but I’ll get there.
I have to tell this little story. My daughter and I were watching Bill’s ADDventures, the one when he’s trying to get out the door to work. We were laughing and laughing (as a side note, this was pre-meds, and I was dangerously close to being late for work at the time). So I jumped up and said that I had to leave because I was going to be late. Got all the way to the car, had to turn around because I of course forgot something. When I opened the door, she said, “Please, just tell me you did that on purpose.” Sadly, I did not!
So thank you all for being here. You’ve given me great insights, a few chuckles, and a place to feel completely normal.
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I had to laugh out loud at “Well…..myself, my brother and my two sisters, my mother-in-law, and 3 nephews…”