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Post by annabelle01 on Apr 2, 2018 16:12:42 GMT
Our 17 year old daughter has only just been diagnosed with ADHD. It is a huge relief to her, and us. As a child, she was confident and academic. From the age of 13 her grades at school fell, she fell out with friends and became extremely anxious and depressed. If only we had had an earlier diagnosis, she and we could have been saved much heart ache.
Anyhow, she is so much happier now she knows why she felt how she felt for those years at Senior School.
We are noticing, now she has turned 18, that her symptoms are worsening. She is eating too much, especially sweet things and drinking too much alcohol when out with friends. The problem is, she doesn't have the ability to know when to stop.....stop talking, stop eating, stop drinking.
I'd love to hear from anyone else in a similar situation. We've had no help from school or our GP and feel very alone. Her psychiatrist intimated that she will grow out of ADHD in her early 20's; is this indeed a possibility?
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Post by vagueandrandom on Apr 3, 2018 15:23:57 GMT
Hi annabelle01 Has your daughter been transitioned from CAMHS to adult services for ADHD? Is she taking medication? As your daughter wasn't diagnosed until 17, it's unlikely that she'll grow out of it in a few years as it's a neurodevelopmental condition. Some children seem to grow out of it, but I would suggest that it's more likely that they have learned better coping strategies, or that early medication helped them develop from an early age, or they were misdiagnosed. Symptoms and presentations can change as life throws up different challenges. Some children do quite well in school with the support and structure provided by school and parents. Having to take responsibility for yourself is quite a challenge and not knowing when to stop/addiction is, unfortunately, pretty common in ADHD.
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Post by worriedmom73 on Dec 13, 2018 23:26:54 GMT
Hi Annabelle01, what a relief finding someone in the same situation, I have battled for years without absolutely no help from school, when she was around 2 to for years old she was absolutely evil, she calmed down a little by 5. Then from school she had major issues with writhing and reading, she did something called mirror writting, school had never seen anything like it. She couldn't absorb or retain information so I begged for a dyslexia text...nothing!! As she got older we struggled, no attention span, no confidence, failing tests, being disruptive. Couldn't seem to hang on to friends, doesn't like eye contact, doesn't like loud chewing noises or strong smells, she is now 17 and it's really causing problems, she is doing a travel and tourism apprenticeship but she is having a meltdown and sobbing saying she can't cope!! She already packed in a year at college doing beauty, I really need help and don't know where to start. ps her older brother has adhd but he is completely different. X
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