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I think I might have ADHD
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I know I'm probably going to come across as someone self diagnosing or an attention seeker, but it's really been worrying me lately.
Someone suggested it to me once, but I didn't really pay much attention as I didn't know much about ADHD.
I find it hard to concentrate when people talk to me, and to focus on work at college. Even when I think I'm concentrating I realise that I actually wasn't. When I'm listening to my teacher explain how to do things such as experiments, I have to write down everything they say as they say it, otherwise I just can't understand what they're telling me.
I also have bursts of hyperactivity. I get really fidgety when I'm sitting down and feel like I should be standing up, and I run around a lot. It may sound a bit weird, but I'll just shut myself in the living room and run around, and I get really angry and annoyed whenever someone else is in the room, as I can't run around. I've also found that I can be sitting doing work or reading, then I suddenly realise that I've stopped and I'm running around the room.
I didn't used to think anything of it, but when I casually mentioned it to my friend he said it was a bit strange and now I'm really worried that there's something wrong. If I do have ADHD or anything else, I'm worried that if I don't get help for it then it will effect my studies, but I'm also worried that if I try and seek help then I'll just come across as an attention seeker. I've also read that ADHD affects your grades, but I've always done okay, and this is one of the reasons that makes me think that I might just be looking into it too much. Does it sound like symptoms, am I overreacting or do you think it is normal and it's just that people won't admit to it?
Thanks in advance to those that reply.
Someone suggested it to me once, but I didn't really pay much attention as I didn't know much about ADHD.
I find it hard to concentrate when people talk to me, and to focus on work at college. Even when I think I'm concentrating I realise that I actually wasn't. When I'm listening to my teacher explain how to do things such as experiments, I have to write down everything they say as they say it, otherwise I just can't understand what they're telling me.
I also have bursts of hyperactivity. I get really fidgety when I'm sitting down and feel like I should be standing up, and I run around a lot. It may sound a bit weird, but I'll just shut myself in the living room and run around, and I get really angry and annoyed whenever someone else is in the room, as I can't run around. I've also found that I can be sitting doing work or reading, then I suddenly realise that I've stopped and I'm running around the room.
I didn't used to think anything of it, but when I casually mentioned it to my friend he said it was a bit strange and now I'm really worried that there's something wrong. If I do have ADHD or anything else, I'm worried that if I don't get help for it then it will effect my studies, but I'm also worried that if I try and seek help then I'll just come across as an attention seeker. I've also read that ADHD affects your grades, but I've always done okay, and this is one of the reasons that makes me think that I might just be looking into it too much. Does it sound like symptoms, am I overreacting or do you think it is normal and it's just that people won't admit to it?
Thanks in advance to those that reply.
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Thanks. I don't want to waste the doctor's time if it's nothing, and so I was just hoping someone that knows more about ADHD than I do would be able to tell whether it's anything to worry about.
If you are that worried, then it won't waste the doctors time. Plus some of the things you have said may apply to things other than ADHD, so that's another reason why the net isn't the best place for such things.
Okay, thank you for replying
Good. Hope it goes ok.:)
Good luck ADHD is much misunderstood, my son has a educational statement and he gets extra time in exams and study breaks
But that's the point, the OP doesn't know he/she has ADHD at all.
Oh, I know but if she suspects it there's no harm in researching it is there?
Well there is as it could worry them unecessarily.
I do suggest you ask your doctor to see a specialist, as although there is no "cure" you can learn to live with this and make people aware that you are listening but doodling and distracting parts of your brain, is actually more productive for you, to hear what is being said.
I can spot a person with the same brain patterns and have often asked people within half an hour of knowing them, if they have ADHD and they look very surprised and agree when I notice. It's all good, as everyone has their "thing" they live with.
http://aadduk.org/help-support/specialists-support-and-coaches/
You may find some of the of the ones listed as private may take you on as an NHS patient although you may have to wait longer to be seen. I ended up going private with a specialist that also does NHS work in order to be seen earlier and paid £250 for the assessment with further appointments being £90 each.
also could make them realise worrying over nothing?
whenever I am concerned about something I always research it
well anyway I was just trying to help. In the over 10s it takes a LOT for GPs to take anyone seriously asking to be tested for ADHD, and people generally have to go private. If the poster thinks its a concern, the more infor they have to arm themselves the better, well thats what I think anyhow.
All I advised was a 2 books and to try avoiding orange food!
How wonderfully ironic!