Hey Pandas, Do You Have Any Questions About Adhd? (Closed)

Trouble focusing and staying still, mind always wandering, getting distracted easily, losing things frequently, and hyperfocusing are some symptoms. Edit to add: these are only symptoms if excessive

There is a long symptom list. The most common are trouble focusing, trouble sitting still or fidgeting frequently, being hyperactive (especially near bedtime), hyper focusing on things that interest you,mind wandering away, it also presents differently in different people.

I hurts like being on fire when someone changes a plan

For me, it's mainly losing track of things. Possessions, time, conversations, etc. Also I struggle a lot with focus, for example right now I have an assignment I need to do but I can't do it because every time I try to read the instructions, the words are meaningless blocks of color on my screen. If I manage to force myself to read it, I forget the last words I read.

With my ADHD I cannot concentrate at all. My school work was really low quality in the subjects that I didn't like but I focused lots on the subjects I did and always got good grades for them. I also cannot sleep and I usually fall asleep around 12 o'clock.

Depends on the type. My adhd means I can't concentrate, or if it's something I enjoy, I over concentrate on it for ages. Also forgetfulness

Struggle to not explode about everything and get your work done like right now I cant stop typing and I really need to pay attention but I cant stop.

Depending on which stereotypes. Yes it is really hard for us to focus, but no, we aren't bouncing off the walls.

Depends. There are different kinds of ADHD, so some people get them confused. There are also exagerations, ect. Overall, depends on the sterotype.

It really depends on which stereotype. There are actually different types of ADHD. You can get the hyperactive type (people that are really hyperactive) the inattentive and impulsive type (where people do not think before speaking or can't concentrate) or the combined type (both).

Sounds like dissociation

YES

Maybe you could show them a symptom list and explain that you experience those? Or you could ask your doctor at your next appointment. Hope this helps

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We call that distraction in my mum 'shiny'. Like when she is driving and she sees something shiny on the side of the road, then she sees a personalized number plate and wonders if there is a story behind it, then gets talking about an event coming up, etc. Recently her hyperfocus has been about seeds. It began with her identifying plants that are native, or that she wants to plant, then she began saving seeds from plants whenever she sees one she hasn't got, and she goes back and forth researching whether it is better to remove the agapanthus, blackberries and scotch thistles, and what native bushfood plants she can buy, then what foods Indigenous Australians used them for...

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Well you can be loud and dominate the conversation without knowing it and then it hurts like being set on fire hen someone tells you to shush

ummm just try not to get mad if you think they aren't paying attention yk

Lots of people will diagree with me, but... No. Not for me.

Yes, Hyperfocus! Great for art, and also the extra creativity!

Frustration

So ADHD isn’t the lack of focus it’s the inability to direct focus

Not all meds work for everyone with ADHD. My mum and sister were both prescribed something that their new psych said 'worked best for adults with ADHD' and it jut made their symptoms worse and he refused to try anything else! My sister found another psych who put her back on the drug she had been taking since her teens which does work for her. She had tried ritalin and concerta in the past and they also didn't work for her.

It's almost impossible but I do think the metaphor of "too many tabs open and some of them are playing music" is quite useful. Or, having a TV on, and someone is constantly switching channels and you can't make them stop.

Here is a good one for me A ttention D eficite H ey D onuts

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The 2nd dx is real, but it's a byproduct of inadequate treatment for the 1st dx "I have anxiety & poor focus because my autism was under-treated"

I don't live in the US, but here in Australia more kids are being diagnosed now than in the past because more doctors are understanding the symptoms. This is especially true for girls being diagnosed, because their symptoms are often different than boys. In the past the symptoms were often just put down as daydreaming or trouble making etc.