ADHD as an Adult: How is it Different? 

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Sadly me

Lmao im procrastinating sleep

Guilty

You must be a mind reader.

No, the hardest part is realizing they are liars and you are totally miswired and going to have to work three times as hard to get things perfect just to realize you are capible to work something enough to get it perfect.....but adequate pays the same.

Especially when you're trying as hard as you can and people are telling you "if only you put some effort in...".

And feeling like you DO HAVE that potential but can't seem to fulfill it because of all your bad habits and anxiety and self doubt 😭😭.

When you were the star pupil as a child and excelled at everything but that was your peak and now were just existing on an average level with hurt pride

Bro same

Yes. Actually, and I don't know if this is ADHD or Epilepsy related, but I can be having an active conversation with someone for an extended period of time, and then walk away and go, "I know I was talking to them, but I have absolutely no idea what we talked about." I don't have an ADHD diagnosis, but due to Epilepsy and anxiety, I'm more likely to have it, and I definitely have a hell of a time focusing/remembering things.

Yes. Just smile and nod your head

This happened to me alot. There was once the day I helped a homeless guy and he told me his story and I couldn't find myself to listen even if I want to. I'm just dazed and I don't know what happened next.

Man I see thier lips moving and hear what they are saying but nothing registers really pisses me off and I know I'm doing it and can't help it

@@rollysport77 i can relate on that.

Having ADHD *IS* having 90 tabs open in your browser and there's music playing and you can't figure out where it is.

@@Icecreamandradness my computer had at least 90 tabs open and half are music

And you can’t close the tabs, and multiple are playing at once

this is an excellent way for me to think about it, thanks for sharing!

You hit the nail on the head 🙌 I can relate to this

Adrian Vazquez this is 10000000% true

*you're - should start with your English homework.

Adrian Vazquez I fucking love this analogy ❤️

Trump_Card why so mean?

I don't know yet if my problems are due to ADHD, but if that is what I have: to me it feels like being afloat in a raging ocean and there is a helicopter hovering above you but you simply cannot reach the ladder dangling from the helicopter no matter how hard you try.

Dang sounds like me ... do I go to doctor to get diagnosed??

I was diagnosed with this type, my iq is 120 and I’ve always been well mannered as a child. For me it feels like there’s a war zone in my head and there’s so much noise it’s exhausts me but it’s all in me on the outside I look normal and I’m able to laugh with friends etc but on the inside....my mind is spinning relentlessly...

Yes. They'll have you do tests which they use to diagnose you with or without ADD.

This is often ignored because its the classically "Feminine" presentation.

This is me.

THIS MADE ME CTFU

When you're reading and you have to read the same paragraph three or two times because you got lost in your own thoughts.

Lmaoooo same😂😂😂

I had to read this 3 times to read read lol

Presented too slowly! *WE* the divergent need to go to settings and speed up videos like this. Pam {Tom's wife}

Lol this happens to me all the time

So me 😆

Omg yessss

Uh oh...what does it mean if I know someone, that's not me, that relates to this comment...like by A LOT. ..

Doing it now, on you tube reading, writing, listening watching TV all at the same

Also when people take too much time to complete a sentence, especially when they use too much unnecessary words while speaking. That's when I usually complete the sentence for them because I become too impatient

@@ellisebechler3073 1.75 speed lmao

@@unbreakablefootage omg YES!!!!

@@ellisebechler3073 omg yess I feel like she is talking way to slow

I got bored at the speed she went through the symptoms... Should have been watching it on 1.25x speed like I usually do lol

I just got diagnosed with adhd, and i can relate to this very much.. Glad you understand and accept it though, its something we can never change.. but its something we will eventually use to our advantage. Stay strong my friend!

"He's gifted an brilliant, but he never applies himself" oh how we tried. If they only knew then what we know now...

Thank you! This is so true.

I completely relate to your comment.

I can relate but it hurts. I only now know, truly, at 56, I have it, and have always had it. It selfish of me to say, but I have suffered so long, relationships, Addictions, chIldish retreat, distractions, impulsiveness, blown responsibilities, ambitions, too many to mention. My own worst enemy....I am so sad to finally admit it, and loathe to use meds now, hoping I can manage, but I’m not. Worse after fifty for me. Good luck to you. Thank you for your comment.

Thank you for your list! ❤ Just took a picture. With 47 years I need to learn everything new.

How much medication helps ?

Thank you thank you for the list, I love it when people do this it’s so helpful. 😉

I am not getting distracted by a wood chipper.

There was a wood chipper?

Damn it! You got mw

I found turning the video up to speed 1.25 helped a lot with focusing!

@@codelyoko363 I would do that, but the sound aggravates to the point of distraction. ;)

Possible. I haven't watched it full. I just browsed comments and got back to pretend doing my work...

started playing block puzzle almost imminently

I finish these...oh wait I'm not watching the video I'm replying to people ooh what a shame I thus conclude my self ADHD therefore I have never been diagnosed with it...I think I'm a crazy person now.

CyberSolver fucking golden 😂this is exactly adhd coming from one themself 👌🏻😂

It took me four “pauses” and I’m not sure I heard it all. ADHD vids need to be short! LOL.

YES! SOMEONE FINALLY GETS IT!

And the other 19 runners are unimpeded and look back at you and wonder why you aren't keeping up.

❤️😞

Exactly THIS!!!!

It's about truly accepting who you are...🙃

It dob´t have to be this depressing to be diagnosed you know

@@frederikferguson2571 Nah that’s Adhd for you bud. It negatively affects our lives that much

Bless you. Being supported and understood by family is really amazing and can help us a lot. I recommend you to also check out the channel „how to adhd“. You‘ll find some videos there that go really good into the topic and give a good overview over certain issues we have

I wish my family were interested and wanted to know anything about it. Really glad to hear you are supportive of your brother. It is so hard to understand when you don't experience it and even attempting to understand is halfway to making that person's life a little better.

Are you using any medications?

Sadly, ADHD doesn’t care if parents ‘don’t believe in ADHD’. So invalidating for you. :/

Emma Chase Im 21 and I told my parents I want to get tested for adhd because I think I have it and they laughed and said no that people with adhd look different and I look fine that made me so angry and sad

Eliab The toy review Had the same thing "Son why you behave strange" - "Dunno I just feel like I'm on crack constantly" "Well stop it then" - "I tried but I can't, I feel like I'm gonna explode when I have to sit still for longer than a minute" "We not have such problem, it must be your personal fault" - "I'm giving my best but it's kinda fucking impossible" "Stop whining pussy" Kinda like that :⁣D They'll never understand and I don't give a fuck anymore, anything else would just frustrate me further

people dont often believe in adhd when it comes to girls and women :/

You have more control over it than I do--I just checked and I'm 3 minutes 9 seconds in :'D

Hahaha hilarious, I’m having a hard time even typing out a message to say I did the same

I feel attacked LOL

Lol I’m 3min 5 secs and I’ve paused it

I immediately start reading the comments.

Omg I do this!!!

Lol... My bf last night: babe, dinner is a bit salty Me with diagnosed adhd watching this RU-vid vid: 👀

I've always done this. Interesting.

Me too

Omg lol I do this too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣Now it makes sense as to why.

I understand

As a lifelong misanthrope, I will cherish this quote.

Tiberius James Kirk?

Who is TJ Kirk he sounds like a smart guy 😂

@@meg1038 He's a left-wing RU-vid commentator known by the pseudonym "The Amazing Atheist".

so relatable! it's really upsetting because I feel like whatever I do I will always have this reputation of a disorganised and unserious person. And I feel people around me don't understand that some of my behaviours are not just me being rude and obnoxious but I actually cannot control certain things. I'm working on it but still it takes time

Yep! I will be clean 7 years this October 25th and I had a chaotic childhood with a mpm who had untreated adhd. The horrible choices I've made because of impulsivity and trying to cope with adhd will always be attached to me but therapy has helped wonders! I'm not as ashamed anymore because I didn't have a chance with 2 residential school survivors and one who had adhd so I'm pretty proud of myself and you should be too because it's not easy for us on a daily basis.

Emily this is very very true

Don't listen to anyone. Their opinion don't matter. Whatever they are saying it is who they are not you.

No one is perfect right. They are just trying to take the eyes off of themselves, pointing at others. Have you seen those movies scans where someone want to run for his/her life so they would point away to distract the other person then run, it is what they do.

I literally have to watch everything with subtitles or I zone out

@@Chiefsfan0213 I can't watch things with subtitles or I focus on them and can't watch the video.

TRUE.

So happy to hear someone do that as well lol. I started watching all my videos speeded up cause I can´t focus when they are speaking too slowly or there is no new information coming.

Funny thing is I zoned out half way through reading this comment 😂

I can't give the TV my 100% attention - I either get bored & fidgetty & my mind wanders so I can't follow it (I am constantly having to rewind so it's impossible to watch TV with others) or I get so relaxed that I fall asleep!

Lol was about to write the same, you can't even force an adult to watch 4h film, my eyes popped out when she mentioned 4b hrs :D

Omg same

Films are pretty entertaining, how can you get distracted? Oh, wait, I only watch animated films.

I'm pretty sure I got ADHD, but I bet any adult will be unable to watch a 4 hour movie that's uninteresting to them. The problem is when you get distracted from the interesting stuff.

Yes...I can relate...

Good comment. Thank you. I feel I may have it. I'm basically the same as you. I had always got good grades, so everything has been overlooked. I don't bounce off the walls, but I do shake my legs a lot. The therapist I spoke to to be diagnosed told me my depression and anxiety are why I'm very forgetful. I don't believe it to be true. Just because I wasn't bouncing off the walls at age 7? I don't remember any of that!!! I recently was on my way to the store, but had to pick up my daughter first from school. I forgot to pick up my daughter!!! I forget important things. How can depression and anxiety make me like this? There is something more to it and I cant quite say exactly what.

Thank you so much I’m going through a very similar situation and knowing there are other people out there like me help 👍🏻

I had literally the same experience, only it somehow still didn't affect my grades until junior year bc at that point my brain had completely tuned out

My tool at school was it is ok to interrupt as long as you were funny.

And sometimes your hyperfocused on stupid shit all day like some aspiration you have for the future and all you want to do is start pursuing it asap, but you know mentally you have to get some shit done, like revise for an exam, or do a task at work

@@dominicgarner116 BRO TO A T WITH THE BOTH OF YA’s

I totally relate to this. I’ve just been diagnosed with ADHD

That’s so true. I felt so sad when I found out. I watched videos, read books and learnt all I could on ADHD, and I’m still learning. I’m a whole lot kinder on myself. We are good kind people we just go about things differently.

You are not alone

I suspect I have ADHD. I have a very active mind and have trouble with time management. I can’t stop thinking of things.

Lisa Harker you’re not defective! Good luck going forward

You're notttt! 💙💙💙

That's great Lisa!

I was just diagnosed at 42. I feel ya. Not defective we just view think from a different perspective. You may have adapted well enough for it to go undiagnosed

@Harden Thicke I was prescribed adderall. Not sure if it's working.

But...how do you reference it later? Where does all that paper go? I hand-write a lot, have lots of chicken-scratched notes in notebooks and stuff...and I never look at it again, or I lose it...or there's this pile of loose paper all over my desk. o.O

@@ArcangelZero7 this is totally me, I write so many lists but they all get misplaced 🤦

My husband always got frustrated with me when I did stuff like this when studying in university. He would rant about how much time I'm wasting writing stuff I already knew or stuff I had memorized. He just couldn't understand why I had to do it. That was years ago though and he has pretty much adapted since.

@@ArcangelZero7 I have the same issue too. I try to assign a notebook to each subject but I don't always stick with it. However, the process of actively working it down helps me retain information for much longer, even if it's difficult to reference later. Especially when the subject is very visual, like math or chemistry. It's not an absolute solution, but it's a helpful tool for me.

Lol . This is me I need to write everything down I can't remember anything you just told me unless it's written once my manager said quick meeting I said wait I have to grab my notebook she said. Of you need a notebook for this meeting you have bigger issues and it made me sad. Little does she know it's one of my biggest insecurities

I cant make eye contact to save my life

Never feeling like anyone listens to me, I'm obsessed with showing other people that I care by listening by looking at them when I'm listening (zoning out anyway, but LOOKING like I'm listening). But as soon as it's my turn to talk I can't look at the other person AT ALL. I just feel flustered and anxious and my eyes dart everywhere else and I forget what they said and my mind gives me a million half-related things to say and nothing comes out how I want it to

Alyssa Mello - document what you are doing well, with proof if possible. Show they you are making progress. Discuss issues with a friend to sort out. Do more reading on ADHD to address what you can do, what you have to do that other people don't.

Alyssa Mello if you have some strengths that are helpful in the workplace, disclose that you find xyz thing difficult, but you’re EXCELLENT at abc thing :)

I've never had luck talking about it straightforward. Seems to work better just to (1) drop the label, (2) tell your boss you're struggling with x,y,z, (3) share with your boss your plan to improve x,y,z (have your counselor/psychiatrist/whoever help you come up with a plan or suggestions), (4) continue to communicate that while you are struggling that you still care about your job, and play on your strengths and demonstrate your commitment using those. In the end, certain kinds of improvement take a lot of work and way more time than we want. We might even change jobs a little more often than we would like. While many bosses seeing you from an outside perspective might take things personally and assume you are not serious about your job, sometimes it really helps just to communicate to them that you care about their concerns and are making steps to improve (or even underselling yourself... as in don't talk about it much, but silently work on improving). While it's definitely good to continue to improve yourself, don't let other people's ignorance (or maybe "lack of knowledge" sounds nicer) affect how you perceive yourself. Maybe this is all totally wrong, but it's how I've dealt with this issue. Bringing up the ADHD has always been a nightmare situation, even with teachers or bosses who they themselves say they have ADHD (because we're not all the same!). A lot of times it just ends up with more hurt feelings... I tend to stick around places where people treat me better over the job description, anymore.

Personally I am very open about my adhd. A lot of people are afraid of the “label”, but I think it is good for society to see we are here but it might not be super obvious. For the last two years I have been doing really well and new people I’ve gotten to know in that time who I at a certain point told I have adhd told me they were surprised because it wasn’t obvious. But that is exactly the point. So, when I’m open about it I let people know for example that if I interrupt them when they I are speaking, which I have I tendency to do often, I don’t mean to be rude but they said something that made me think of something else that I impulsively wanted to talk about. I tell them that it is okay to tell me ‘wait I’m not finished’. I let people know that when I’m highly talkative but we have to work it’s okay to tell me ‘we should go back to work now’. This way I let people know what they can do to help me, and subsequently also them selves. So basically for me it works to be open about it, let people know what they can do to help me without asking to much, and also letting them know that it is my problem, I’m working on it myself but they can help me in little things. Also let them know that if they have any questions about it they are free to ask, or if they want more information you have websites and videos (like this one) you can refer them to

Alyssa Mello Work is about competence. Most employers don't want to hear that you can't cope. It might be better to find a job that is better suited for someone with ADHD

+1!

Yessss, that would be amazing!! I love them both so much.

YAS !!

Yes, the mental health panel at VidCon was amazing with you two together

Lauren Trossman what a great idea!!!!

Nope, physical activity is a well known help for anxiety, depression and insomnia as well.

I had no idea that’s why I do that. I do just stand up and pace lol.

So many things are making sense now that I'm learning about this.

THIS. While my organisational skills still leave a lot to be desired and I still have major issues with creating lists, being consistent and forgetting things; exercise has helped my mental and physical health a lot and its demands have ''forced'' me to at least create consistent eating habits. I just like how I feel now way more than i did before and don't want to go back to being obese and in pain all the time.

same here!

Yep, it is from being "different" or a "weirdo" and having low self esteem.

Yup

I am so sorry you have had such a hard time getting properly diagnosed and getting help. I hope some of the tips I mentioned are helpful. xoxo

Same here! I hope you feel better soon! ❤️

Same in a few ways. I felt so lousy b4 my diagnosis because I was told so much how I was forgetting things and making mistakes "on purpose" and since I didn't know any better, I thought I just wasn't trying hard enough, and just horrible bc I continued to fail at the same areas, even when I did try. I always feel like a bad person /breaking the rules and guilty paranoid bc of this, even though I know I'm not doing anything wrong. But knowledge is power, and this was a huge weight off my back knowing that I have a condition and I can let go of some false guilt I had about it

July Ol Also, I relate so much to your comment. I truly thought I was the only one who found basic tasks so mentally consuming the way you described. I was embarrassed to tell my therapist about struggling with things the average person doesn't even have to think about. I'm so grateful I did though. It's such a relief to learn I'm suffering from a treatable disorder instead of a vague subconscious sabotage. I hope things start looking up for you as well, nothing but positive vibes ✌️

Thank you, everyone :) Kayla R Yeah the part with forgetting things - no matter how urgent or important - is one of my problems, too. My place is covered in post-its... XD Talking to a therapist was super hard and out of the four people I talked to, one just told me I have to try harder and just do again what I did in the past and one said, that she didn't even get why I was there, because I, obviously, had no real problems... The third was nice, but didn't think of ADHD, too. The fourth was an ADHD specialist. In Germany adult ADHD is still a mystery for most therapists. Half the meds you can get in North America aren't even available here (vigorous safety precautions that I think are good, but annoying at times). I was lucky to have a big University Clinic around the corner. It seems they are the best places in Germany for ADHD diagnosis as of now. I don't know how everything will turn out, but having the diagnosis, having this reassurance that I'm not just making excuses, is so relieving. And the tharapist at the University Clinic seems really nice and down to earth.

Sounds like you had an AMAZING teacher!

Organization helps with several non-neurotypical conditions as well for for neurotypical people that do not need it as much. Always put the stuff you need before you leave (keys, wallet, phone, etc.) in the same place every time for instance. Make a spot for them, do not leave it to chance you will remember where they are. Either they are with you or there. Even in the house. With you or put away.

Steve Dogiakos oh my gosh my Google home is a lifesaver for my shopping lists! I would never write things down, but I can yell at my Google home that I need eggs AS I am throwing the carton out

Yes! Exactly! And I set alarms/reminders for when I need to *leave* and not when the event is occurring (i.e. when I'm already late, lol). Alexa lets you create different lists - so I can record ideas for tshirt designs on one list and things to remember for my business on another. It's really fantastic.

Thank you so much for sharing what helps you!! xoxo

Of course! And a shout out to my girl Jessica at +How to ADHD! Her tips have been AMAZING for helping me manage my ADHD. Plus, she has an AMAZING community built around her channel!

Yes same, far out. Also a smart watch as you may not always have a device on you otherwise. Life Changing

Ugh :( So frustrating! But I am glad you didn't have to see him again. xoxo I hope you were able to find someone who was understanding and helpful. xox

Kati Morton thanks for replying! Unfortunately not, but I'm a complex case of treatment resistant Bipolar 1 with 5 comorbid accronyms(ADHD being one of them). My most recent psychiatrist fired me when she ran out of meds to try. I have a good psychologist though, so that helps! P.s. Love your videos. Xox

I was diagnosed last year at age 49. Now I'm trying to identify all the "crazy" in my life that's attributable to it, and try to be patient with myself when I see it.

I’m sorry for you having to deal with this people like that shouldn’t be in the medical industry it’s honestly horrible

I got diagnosed at age 44. Suddenly my whole life made sense from an ADD perspective. Strattera is making me functional again, though life is still a struggle.

my daughyer has a.d.d how can you learn them things

Exactly my situation!!! I’m diagnosed w it as an adult

Are you me? Got diagnosed and put on meds at 12, though

Doodling is less annoying then the music.

What drives you into a corner, can also be what contrasts with openness and wonder. Life offers a simple challenge: pay attention. "No situation; no condition." -- sign at the door of a zen monastery. If you are not your thinking mind, self-concepts recede before the immediate "things as they are" moment to moment awareness. Practice being (predominately) present, it sure beats the alternatives and often leads to better choices.

Same

I often fantasize what life would be like if I didn’t have this disorder. I wouldn’t be depressed or as anxious. I could talk to people. Put 100% effort in the things I care about. I wouldn’t have a sensory disorder. What a life that would be.

I know how you feel. My life was a mess before I understood this issue!

Yes my life is shit because of this!

Youre still young❤

I know we all think this. It wasn’t heard of when I was a kid 🧒 I was diagnosed at 75 it’s never too late to improve your life, if I do something silly, I just think that’s the ADHD, and I strive not to do it again. Be kind to your self.

I need my food not to be boring lol

This is the most shocking thing to me out of the entire video. When I was a kid, my mom used to get upset with how much salt I put on everything. I'd ask her if she'd put salt on my breakfast yet--if the answer was yes, I put another normal amount on it; if the answer was no, I put double the normal amount lol

@@Travestie616 it's like we feel the need of security to ensure we will get everything out of the taste to max the meal. Because I know I have a salt problem, excessively using it. That and lemon, anything I'm obsessed about rrly.

@@porqueno1825 I have the salt and lemon thing, too, but I had a stroke and had to give up salt. So now I use more lemon. Lemon, lemon, lemon. Another one for me is dry mustard (e.g., Colemans), I add it to almost everything I make -- and it's great with lemon! Oh yeah, I forced myself to go back and watch the first 2 minutes 2 times because my mind kept wandering off.

I think is just cause you start shaking salt out and then can't figure out if you put enough, so you put more until you can actually see it, and then put a little more just in case. By then, it's just way too much.

Funny, this makes me think that being different is the norm and there is probably no such thing as normal lol.

As a fellow graphic designer, this was driving me crazy too, so I'm glad you said something. Thin red text on a black background? Basically illegible. I just listened to the video without even trying to read it. Which is a shame, since this is very informative. Thanks for letting her know 👍

I stopped watching it bec the text are not clear. My gosh.

Not a graphic designer nor anywhere near, but very into details like this, and I almost stopped watching at first because of this! 🙂

Time management is shit ain’t that true, haha 😂 I’m getting better but it’s only taken me 75 years.😉

What medication do you use?

Sailor Spiral idk, I’ve taken medication since the age of 7, I’m 18 and I feel like a better person when I’m off the meds, but I’m unfocused.

Meditation helps too!

@M B Same!

Perfect timing!! I hope you can get him the support he needs :) xoxo

Definitely, i'm going to binge search about it haha

LOOK IN TO NARCISSIST PERSONALITY DISORDER.

Ruslana's Self-Care Diary Check out the RU-vid channel: How to ADHD. You wont regret it. It will help both of you as it has for so many others :). Including me:D.

What? Why?

I am 22 and I just told my parents that I want to meet a psychiatrist to get myself diagnosed. I'm on my final year in college but it's so hard for me to finish my project

May I know the medication you use?

Gil B the ADHD meds are Concerta (newest and most common), Ritalin and Adderall; can only be prescribed if diagnosed by a psychiatrist with the condition and then started on dosage (in the UK at least); it has an exceptionally high risk for abuse so is a controlled drug and otherwise impossible to get. If you can get the diagnosis it is truly a life-saver got dangerously impulsive personalities

How do u do it? I’m dating someone with ADHD and at times is hard bc I don’t get, neither understand what he’s going thru. I want to learn about it for him, I wanna get in his shoes and not push him down and show him he can count on me :/

i feel you

Same! I got excellent grades because I had to in order to not be punished, and a lot of my more outgoing personality traits were stamped out of me. My kindergarten report card described me as very intelligent, but also "loud and bossy" (i.e., assertive and a leader, obviously terrible traits for a girl ~eyeroll~). After a childhood spent walking on eggshells in hopes of not being hit or screamed at, now I have severe social anxiety, never want to take risks because I'm so afraid of failing, and have struggled with depression since I was a child. Still easily distracted, still extremely forgetful, still very disorganized and messy. All of the potentially positive ADHD traits were abused/terrified out of me, so all that's left now is the negative. It's so important for parents to remember that the goal is to *moderate* the hyperactivity/loudness/inattentiveness, not try to make children so downtrodden and meek that they have trouble functioning throughout their entire lives.

Same. If I got distracted I was told I was stupid and useless. I had a lot of anxiety from forcing myself still. In High School I couldn't focus because other people were too noisy or moving too much in their spots. I was in abusive relationships so that didn't help my self worth. When I went to college though, I excelled because I could do my studying how I wanted, when I wanted. I got on the top grades list, while in HS, I got 50s, college I got 90s! We are not stupid or dumb,, just need to do things our way.

Yep.

i was dx with adhd as a kid and my folks did the same thing still... Nobody helped me. Just called it my issue

Yes! Thanks for adding that in :) xxoxo

I have inattentive type. I got diagnosed at 39. Took me wanting to beat addiction to drugs (opiates) to get diagnosed, weirdly enough. I don't use medication and use all the tools you mentioned. I also do mindfulness meditation which has work really well for the last 2 years. Thank you Katie.

ADD and ADHD.

Taylor Runyons your career is in the military?

Chris Arias it was. Im out now. Going to college now

Thank you for serving, Taylor!

Oh yay!!! Perfect timing!! haha!! xoxo

Your comment helped me understand that when i self diagnosed myself an autism i realized that adhd is also a problem for me

Based on my personal life experience, also as an occupational therapist who has been diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 21, I can explain the reasons for misdiagnosing ADHD with Autism. Adults with ADHD are showing some similar symptoms like Autism. It would be because our sensory problems have not been treated appropriately. Moreover, our mind is busy all the time, 24/7, the struggle with maintaining concentration without receiving appropriate medication drains our energy, and we are receiving too much sensory input during a day, which is made us sensory overwhelmed. Besides, we are unable to say NO, or it is difficult for us to say NO, set the boundaries, and articulate our feelings and emotions. All of those increases our anxiety. A none-stop mental dialogue following all of those crabs, that had put more pressure on us, causing impulsive reactions or avoidance behaviors. The same behavioral pattern that has been seen in children/adults with Autism. It is only my thoughts and hypotheses which have the patent :) .

I'm convinced I'm both autistic and ADHD, only after my nephew's ADHD dx led to my brother's ADHD dx, and I recall being terribly shy not looking in people's eyes specifically. I drew pictures in the blank areas of our work. I was always in the corner in first grade... and on and on.

Agreed!! I am glad you found it helpful and informational :) xoxo

Joshua Hillerup not to mention that it's said to be a "boys' thing". Especially since it manifests itself different in girls...

Joshua Hillerup that's why ADD doesn't have the H or the hyper part in the title

Wicked Bluerose ADD is not in the DSM V from my understanding, only ADHD.

Joshua Hillerup ADD is "ADHD inattentive type". It's just the acronym that is not in the DSM

Nakop my complaint is that the acronym doesn't describe me, to the point where I never seriously considered it as fitting me.

I hope you are doing better. The child you may have gone through many sad instances, but the adult you is stronger, and therefore you have the ability to overcome them. This is what helps me, so maybe it also helps you.

@@babybae9711 yea I am doing better especially after I found out I have ADD I was able to figure out coping tricks