ADD/ADHD

All my friends had been diagnosed with it, but now that there older and mellowing out they say they dont have it anymore. They're pretty much saying "ZOMG you kids active ADHD! pills NOW!" and its lame.

Tae Kwon Do wrote: I think it is over diagnosed, but I also agree that it is a real condition. Just because it is over diagnosed does not make those with the condition any less stricken.

My exact thoughts.

ADD=Ass Discipline Deficiancy

Tae Kwon Do wrote: I think it is over diagnosed, but I also agree that it is a real condition.Just because it is over diagnosed does not make those with the condition any less stricken.

Stole the damn words from me.

oreomann33 wrote: Anyone have ADD and really have trouble functioning without medication?

I don't know about functioning, but I definitely have severe troubles when it comes to concentration/motivating myself to start something.

Unless its something I thoroughly enjoy, or something that doesn't require any amount of brain power whatsoever, then I need adderall to help me concentrate enough to get it done in a timely matter.

And its not like I misbehave or acted out as a child, I just couldn't concentrate. I managed to make it through grade 9 before I began having troubles doing the bare minimum and getting at least a B. Halfway through the 10th grade is when I started getting Cs, and figured I should probably pay attention in class now. When I struggled to do so for a semester, I borrowed some adderall from an accomplice with ADD, it helped, and I have been hooked ever since.

I only take it on days I have to do schoolwork, though. Fridays, Saturdays, vacations and summers I don't touch adderall.

Gatyr wrote: oreomann33 wrote: Anyone have ADD and really have trouble functioning without medication? I don't know about functioning, but I definitely have severe troubles when it comes to concentration/motivating myself to start something. Unless its something I thoroughly enjoy, or something that doesn't require any amount of brain power whatsoever, then I need adderall to help me concentrate enough to get it done in a timely matter. And its not like I misbehave or acted out as a child, I just couldn't concentrate. I managed to make it through grade 9 before I began having troubles doing the bare minimum and getting at least a B. Halfway through the 10th grade is when I started getting Cs, and figured I should probably pay attention in class now. When I struggled to do so for a semester, I borrowed some adderall from an accomplice with ADD, it helped, and I have been hooked ever since. I only take it on days I have to do schoolwork, though. Fridays, Saturdays, vacations and summers I don't touch adderall.

I think that ADD does not need any medication. I think that people can easily get along fine without it. I despise it when kids don't even try in school and then go to parents begging to get tested for ADD. These kids think that the adderall/whatever medication will magically make them better at school.

Gatyrs case is one where I think that it is totally fine. He put in an effort to get by without it, but the little help just made it more manageable.

I blame marijuana.

Mehs wrote: I smoke marijuana.

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STOcocker wrote: I think that ADD does not need any medication. I think that people can easily get along fine without it. I despise it when kids don't even try in school and then go to parents begging to get tested for ADD. These kids think that the adderall/whatever medication will magically make them better at school. Gatyrs case is one where I think that it is totally fine. He put in an effort to get by without it, but the little help just made it more manageable.

You think wrong, then. ADD, should the child actually have it, does warrant medication. Maybe not 400 mg a day, but for people that actually have ADD, adderall becomes pretty essential if one wants to be able to consistently work well.

Just so we are clear:

Kids with ADD who can't concentrate = blame ADD

Parenting pills and irrisponsible parent != blame ADD

(I don't really know anything about ADHD, so I can't comment)