Post by ag90 on Aug 7, 2016 11:45:55 GMT
Hi guys,
I'm not officially diagnosed with ADHD/ADD but I was given a diagnoses of aspergers (mild) in 2013. I also suffer an anxiety disorder (social anxiety) I have quit a long history of problems especially in my early years and school days where I found it hard to engage at school and be interested. I was also quit defiant as a child with op positional behaviour. I won't go into my full history but I was given a trial of ritalin during high school but not diagnosed with ADHD because I got the impression the psychiatrist I saw didn't want me to be labeled.
I'm 26 now and on venlafaxine for my anxiety disorder, nowadays I'm not really hyperactive but I struggle with concentration and becoming engaged with topics or reading, I've tried to engage with home learning courses in the past and get half way through it then give up because I lose the desire. Looking back since leaving school my life has been a bit of a mess and I've never sustained anything...be it employment or education and I still have no idea what exactly I want to do. Part of the reason I've not sustained anything is because of my anxiety disorder. I'm seeing a specialist psychiatrist next month for a review on things so I hope I he can separate what's going on in my head and work out if it is just anxiety I have...or aspergers which is causing the anxiety or even if I have ADD.
This is a very shortened version of me...does this sound a familiar pattern with ADD?