Living with ADHD Blog

meritaten · 18 January 2012 at 9:28PM

my granddaughter is ADHD - my grandson was first diagnosed as ADHD, but since has been 'upgraded' (as GS put it) to Aspergers, my nephew is severely Autistic. All three of them are very lovable, bright (in their own way) kids!
but being with them is an adventure - you NEVER know what they will say or do!

twinklie · 18 January 2012 at 10:19PM

My husband is 42 and is currently undergoing diagnosis for ADHD. I shall be reading your thread with interest.

jodie114 · 19 January 2012 at 12:41PM

i will be soo interested to see how this goes. My son is currently being assessed for adhd/aspergers due to his 'disruptive' behaviour in class. My son is 8, and keeps being told off because he doesn't seem to understand the concept of waiting his turn, resisting the urge to call out, making him the naughty kid who is the class clown.
He excels in Maths and reading, taking and passing yr 6 sats in yr4, and aparently all these symptoms are for gifted children that are bored (or maybe i am grasping at straws?).

natbags · 19 January 2012 at 3:03PM

WillEH
I would love to know more about how you felt inside during your 'growing up' because my son gets a bit embarrassed when I ask about his feelings (I think its an age thing, because up till recently he's been really good at expressing himself lol) - How old were you when you were diagnosed (I know you say you had this all your life), at which age did you become aware of the 'condition' that you had, and did you and are you taking medication (apologies if that is too personal) I wonder how long my son will take it for, and I know some people say that people with ADHD can grow out of it, but I'm yet to meet or communicate with anyone who has grown up into adulthood with ADHD, although I do keep hearing of people in their 30's and 40's who are just being assesses or diagnosed
Natbags

Gingham_R · 19 January 2012 at 3:52PM

jodie114 wrote: »

i will be soo interested to see how this goes. My son is currently being assessed for adhd/aspergers due to his 'disruptive' behaviour in class. My son is 8, and keeps being told off because he doesn't seem to understand the concept of waiting his turn, resisting the urge to call out, making him the naughty kid who is the class clown.
He excels in Maths and reading, taking and passing yr 6 sats in yr4, and aparently all these symptoms are for gifted children that are bored (or maybe i am grasping at straws?).

Jodie, yes they are. There are lots of gifted children who are misdiagnosed with ADHD or asperger's for that very reason. There are also gifted children who have a dual diagnosis - in that they are both gifted and have another special need such as ADHD or asperger's.

Have a look at these links:

http://www.stephanietolan.com/dabrowskis.htm

http://www.stephanietolan.com/is_it_a_cheetah.htm

http://www.sengifted.org/resources/resource-library

Also, this book will be more useful than I can possibly describe: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Misdiagnosis-Diagnoses-Gifted-Children-Adults/dp/0910707677/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326984688&sr=8-1

As will this organisation: http://www.nagcbritain.org.uk/ Seriously - give them a call. They changed everything for our family.

jodie114 · 19 January 2012 at 7:20PM

Gingham_R wrote: »

Jodie, yes they are. There are lots of gifted children who are misdiagnosed with ADHD or asperger's for that very reason. There are also gifted children who have a dual diagnosis - in that they are both gifted and have another special need such as ADHD or asperger's.

Have a look at these links:

http://www.stephanietolan.com/dabrowskis.htm

http://www.stephanietolan.com/is_it_a_cheetah.htm

http://www.sengifted.org/resources/resource-library

Also, this book will be more useful than I can possibly describe: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Misdiagnosis-Diagnoses-Gifted-Children-Adults/dp/0910707677/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326984688&sr=8-1

As will this organisation: http://www.nagcbritain.org.uk/ Seriously - give them a call. They changed everything for our family.

thank you so much, i know there is a concentration problem, and he does have extra emotional days, and there is definately an o.c.d aspect but i seriously think there is a maths aspect that needs to be explored, but at the moment the school seem determined to label him a naughty child/possible adhd rather than follow the gifted route!
-god its frustrating! my son started learning the yr 5 maths cirriculum today as a group of 4, and was told by the teacher to slow down as the rest of the class cannot keep up!!!

TagEHeuer · 24 January 2012 at 9:39PM

natbags wrote: »

WillEH
I would love to know more about how you felt inside during your 'growing up' because my son gets a bit embarrassed when I ask about his feelings (I think its an age thing, because up till recently he's been really good at expressing himself lol) - How old were you when you were diagnosed (I know you say you had this all your life), at which age did you become aware of the 'condition' that you had, and did you and are you taking medication (apologies if that is too personal) I wonder how long my son will take it for, and I know some people say that people with ADHD can grow out of it, but I'm yet to meet or communicate with anyone who has grown up into adulthood with ADHD, although I do keep hearing of people in their 30's and 40's who are just being assesses or diagnosed
Natbags

I'll be sure to mention how I felt inside, lot's of fellings/emotions. I'm sorry for the lack of posting, been extremely busy at work.

TagEHeuer · 17 February 2012 at 2:03AM

Hi guys, sorry for the long wait. Been so busy, really wanted to write something.

The Years After

Being a young person with ADHD was a challenge, I’d get upset very quickly, and burst out with tantrums. I never knew what to feel, I didn’t know how to express my feelings. I can remember being young, and for no reason shouting at my mum. Poor mum, all the hurt and pain I’d put her through, I felt like I could never connect to her.

While I was growing up, I’d be bullied for being different, for not being able to mix. It’s true, I wasn’t able to mix, I’d be the strange hyper kid, the one that would be over the top, enthusiastic, the one that wanted to be liked by everyone.

Being trapped with all these emotions, and not knowing how to control them, or what they were. This was the scariest thing I’d felt in my life. The years to come wouldn’t be any kinder.

Millie2008_2 · 17 February 2012 at 9:18AM

:wavey: I have ADHD (inattentive subtype) and life can be tough at times, in that things that people just take for granted, take a lot more effort. I am better when medicated, but I am not taking anything at the moment as we are trying to start a family. I love the fact that there are people like you who aren't ashamed to speak at, as it makes me (and I imagine others too) feel far less alone

TagEHeuer · 7 November 2012 at 3:55AM

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