i wish i wasn’t…

Posted by SuperADDMom on November 12, 2009

but…If there ever was a parent expert on ADHD and neurodiversities without needing a university degree. It would be me.

I have ADD. My daughter has been preliminary DXed with ADD and my son is HYPER like bull in china shop, unaware of consequences of ANYTHING he does, breaks a lot of stuff in the house and tests my patience EVERY waking moment ( and makes me laugh a lot too)

AD(h)d is the hyperactive subset. ADD is the non hyper subset, often in girls more,they are daydreamers, BIG worriers, full of anxiety often show signs of oCd and ODD, and have higher chances of suffering from depression as they grow up. very scatterbrained, disorganized, forgetful and full of anxiety.they can “hyperfocus” on things for HOURS. Seem “wise beyond thier years” and have adult size worries in life.

Some people can have a combination of both subsets.

SOME people can have “comorbid” traits, and show ADHD with ODD. Very often though, if your HYPER child shows any of or al of these signs…clumsy, spins a lot, climbs a lot, bangs into stuff a lot, has food texture issues, sock issues, clothes tags issues, certain material on skin issues, sensative to light , sound, smells and tastes of certain types, watches tv upside down on the couch, then complains about “being too tired” they probably have SID ( sensory Integration dysfunction) they could have both adhd and SID. but meds for ADHD won’t necessairly help the SID stuff. Kids with SID and Auditory disfunction often are misdiagnoased as ADHD. Get a second opinion, especially if meds don’t help.

if you truly want to help your child understand themselves better and find ways to allow them to “be themselves” while maintaining your sanity, and teaching them to integrate into our conformist society with their neurodiversities there ar a TON of books you could read to help you understand better. I ‘d be happy to let you know what some of them are.

I have ADD, non hyper, scatterbrained subset with comorbid Anxiety, Audio processing issues, and some sensory issues. and yes it is genetic. I can look back to parents, grandparents and siblings, uncles and cousins and see it clear as day…people today who are being DXed with these things often come from families with a lot of drug and alcohol “abuse” because without the advance understanding of neurological “difficulties” and differences, people just did what they needed to do to cope. self medicating with drugs like pot, alcohol, even cocaine and speed are all ways to try to medicate the diverse brain and make it act more “typical”.. which in today’s society is proven by the fact that prescribed “speed” is the main treatment regime for ADHD in concerta, ritalin etc. Anxiety meds, are a “downer ” like alcohol. and Marijuana studies show to calm Bipolar brains, ODD traits, and even make people with ADHD drive better because they focus more. These drugs do not have the same effects on a neurodiverse brain as they do on a neurotypical brain.

Trust me I should know. Smoking pot in my teens was always a “buzz kill” for me as it made me more focused and able to think clearer. grade 12 was the best year of school for me grades wise!

the one and only time I took street speed. I was clear headed and CLEANED and organized my house! oh boy what a “high” that was…pffft. today I take DXed script “speed” in the form of concerta in slow release to function “normally” through the day.