Adhd Help
Do you think ADD and Adhd actually exist?
I was just diagnosed with ADHD, but I’m not sure if I actually have it. I’m thinking all these symptoms I’m having might be because of my asperger’s sydrome. No doubt it affects people, and sometimes the drugs they use help, but psychiatrists seem to just hand out diagnoses to people left and right without really doing any sort of sound testing to see if it’s really a neurological problem and not something else. And now we have millions of kids on medications for it and we don’t know why.
ADHD absolutely does exist. The body of evidence attesting to this fact extends back more than a century and includes rigorous scientific testing, all of which indicates that the ADHD brain really does function abnormally. Almost anyone with ADHD (including myself) will tell you how real it is and how vastly treatment has improved their lives.
That said, I think it probably is overdiagnosed. Many people – especially little children – are occasionally overactive, inattentive, or forgetful. In addition, today’s society can produce a sort of culturally-induced “pseudo-ADHD.” We’re so used to constant stimuli that we get very bored without it and cannot tolerate anything less than instant-gratification. This, however, is different from true ADHD, and I urge you to do some research on what constitutes an actual biological attention disorder. A very thorough well-respected book on this topic is “Drive to Distraction,” which should be available at just about any public library anywhere.
At the end of the day, Adhd Symptoms are almost entirely a matter of degree. Some people are not bothered enough by ADHD to need treatment. Some do perfectly well with just psychotherapy and loads of encouragement. Some, however, only respond well to a combination of therapy and medication. And let’s be clear about this: when the medication works, it works VERY well. The first time I took Concerta, I felt as if I had suddenly come back down to Earth after living alone on an alien planet for more than two decades. It was the single most astouding experience of my life. Even now, I get a bit emotional just talking about it.
Contrary to popular belief, Adhd Medications like Ritalin don’t make you act drugged-up, sedated, boring, or lobotomized. If anything, Ritalin has enabled me to be myself and pursue my interests and personal relationships far beyond what I could manage before I got treatment. I remain a very vibrant, energetic, and cheerful person.
The most important thing is your own happiness. Are you satisfied with your current level of mental/social function? If not, do you think it’s at all possible that Adhd Treatment could improve it? You really have nothing to lose, and no one will force you to continue treatment if you really believe it isn’t helping or that a false diagnosis has been made.
Good luck!
LIving with ADHD: A day in the life by Janssen-Cilag Ltd
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