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Tips for Parenting a Child With ADHD

Wanted to share this slideshow for Parents raising childred with ADHD. A DHD Pictures Slideshow:...

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He who has hope has everything.
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The difference

Whats the difference between ADD and ADHD?

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What to do if you have adhd but are a drug addict

HI My boyfriend is a drug addict and is in recovery but for pain pills such as oxy. He has terrible add and...

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Ex repeatedly not giving my son his ADHD medicine

Hello, I am new here and was looking for some help/advice. My son has ADHD and a severe learning disability and...

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add

im 28 and i was just diagnosed with adult onset add my dr put me on addrell 20mg once a day and it helps...

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Adult ADD

I was diagnose with ADD when I was a CHild and have survived without medication but now I'm 34 and it's...

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Adult ADD

I was diagnose with ADD when I was a CHild and have survived without medication but now I'm 34 and it's...

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Is a drug test for Adderall normal???

Hi. I was wondering if my situation was normal or if it has happened to anyone else before. I am 40 years...

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child with adhd and extreme behavior issues!

my son was diagnosed a little over a year ago with adhd!! since then we have been in and out of his pediatricians...

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How can you be sure of ADHD?

Hi, I'm a first year in Pharmacy school, and let me tell you it wasn't easy getting in. Throughout my childhood...

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Hi, I'm a first year in Pharmacy school, and let me tell you it wasn't easy getting in. Throughout my childhood I've had the attention span of a gold fish, but somehow I've managed to get decent grades throughout middle, junior high school, in high school I got into the IGCSE system, although things like chemistry, biology, math, and physics came somewhat easily to me, the same problems i had during my childhood happened, the short attention span, the day dreaming, the procrastination, the mood swings, not to mention the impatience and irritability I had when my parents or siblings talk to me (I still do but to a lesser extent). I even had to repeat a couple of subjects due to my "inadequacy", my parents believe it was due (partly, to be honest) fencing practice, it took up time. Then finally i got into college, I decided I would make a fresh start, and study at the beginning of the term, things were okay at first, but then my concentration dropped, I no longer had the ability to focus for five minutes in a lecture, and ended up with an average of C- in the first semester. Then one day while i was browsing through 9gag they had this comic about ADHD, then it hit me "What if i had ADHD all this time?" so I started looking up the symptoms and I found that most of them match my case (fidgeting, forgetfulness, mood swings, attention span, frustration, low self esteem, etc.,) i was always flustered that, even though i'm smart enough to get into a high school system & college that requires high intellect (i scored 154 on my IQ, and that was three years ago), i find myself lacking, especially when i comparing myself to my friends who have an average of A's and A-'s. Several times I tried to approach my parents with the subject of going to a doctor, but i end up not doing so, because i worry that they either tell me it's stress or that they would overreact with worry. So I'm asking you, how do i know that i have ADHD? I took the test on the website, it says i have a strong probability of having it, but i want to make sure (so far i'm like 80% sure, considering the fact that i have a final i haven't studied for before in two days and here i am surfing the web aimlessly). thank you for taking the time to read thisView Thread

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ADHD, MEdications issues and dangerous dose levels

HI, I am 24 years old and was diagnosed with ADHD when i was 7. I have been on concerta for 17 years...

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My son got it from me.

My son is 7 yrs old, he was diagnased with adhd w/violent tendencies. he is on three different medications,...

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My son got it from me.

My son is 7 yrs old, he was diagnased with adhd w/violent tendencies. he is on three different medications,...

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Aspergers: Famous Mental Disorder

Every child develops differently. Some shows nice growth and some children are very slow in learning the...

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Feel like I'm failing my baby.

Hi ! My name is Dru.My baby is 8 and is diagnose with ADHD.Its been 3 years now. I feel so lost with him. I feel...

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Need an opinion

I've had the same symptoms for years, and I've been running a few test, like colonoscopy and biopsy....

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ADD links with Maladaptive Daydreaming & 'catfishi...

Hey everyone I'm new here. I'm a female and 21. Appreciate anyone who manages to bear with the long post....

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Hey everyone I'm new here. I'm a female and 21. Appreciate anyone who manages to bear with the long post.

Had all the symptoms of someone with ADD and what seems to be called maladaptive daydreaming (not diagnosed however) for as long as I can remember and I'd just like to request some insight into some things as I really can't face a therapist - though I visited my gp once, concerning my levels who said they'd refer me to a specialist but didn't.

I was abused once by an older male and coincidentally for a period of time by two older females as a child though my family remain unaware. The abuse from the females however took place by them grooming me into believing we were playing a game where I'd have to pretend to be 'their husband' and from the ages of 6-10 after initial resistance they got their ways (separate people/periods).

I spent a few teenage & some adult yrs somehow getting caught up into 'catfishing' across 4 different online identities (3males 1female) one at a time. They started off as just light anonymous chat with no intention of escalating then found myself having to backstory who i 'was' and ended up in intense relationships (sounds crazy online but completely possible). Messed up i know, not proud of it, beat myself up about this for ages. Also just to note I did this while juggling a perfectly what seemed to be 'normal' life as in friends,social,now&then relationships(never at the same time though),education,career etc.

Anyway finally ended the last one (always found a way to end one due to guilt eventually) but feel severe withdrawal symptoms and some anxiety i'm almost not sure what 'myself' is anymore. I realise that this covers numerous things so may find it beneficial to search elsewhere as well for an allrounded response.

So my questions to this section are: Could this all tie in with undiagnosed ADD escalating?

And just in general any thoughts/help/advice please?

Thanks for anyone's time.xView Thread

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Anyone with ADD or adhd either suffer with Maladaptive Daydreaming and/or ever been a 'catfish' before?

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My partner has ADHD and calls me another girl name...

My partner has Adhd and we been dating for one year. My partner had a close friend who was named Yesenia....

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A.D.D. disaster marraige

Good evening, I want to know if anyone can help me with my husband's A.D.D. symptoms before I have to...

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Importance of diagnosis

I am living in Sweden although I am British. I have been seeing a psychologist who thinks I have ADD. I have long...

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risperidone : nervous about it., b/c of tics? any...

We tried the lexapro and his behavior got worse. He has ADD/ADHD and OCD -ish things.(probably not the...

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Vyvance

My son is 8 years old. He's been on vyvance for over a year in a half. He's been on the 20mg academically we...

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ADHD Research

I was wondering if any moms out there have participated in market research for any ADHD drug products. I was...

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Adult ADD and Prednisone

I have adult ADD and was diagnosed 14 years ago. I do not take meds...although I tried several years ago with...

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Experience with Ritalin

I'm a 30 year old Male. Just diagnosed with ADHD. Not really surprised. I've been asked to take 10mg...

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Diagnosed as a senior!

The ole ADD PostScript...I failed to mention I soon will be 67 years old, and my behavior recollection...

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Diagnosed as a senior!

The ole ADD PostScript...I failed to mention I soon will be 67 years old, and my behavior recollection...

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Diagnosed as a senior!

It is unimaginable that ADD is the diagnosis for the complaints I have had for years! Before I start a...

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