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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2010 11:03:23 GMT
I just told my closest friend that I think I have Adult ADHD. She works with young people and comes across child and adolescent ADHD all the time and wasn't even aware it existed in adults. She was very supportive but said that it dangerous to self-diagnose from a ticklist on the internet. I'm now more confused than ever.
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Post by Lame44 on Feb 15, 2010 16:48:43 GMT
And she's right hon. You should really go and see your GP to refer you to the right people. Alot of other problems can mimic ADHD, and only a trained person would know how to identify it properly!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2010 18:17:09 GMT
I self diagnosed in my early forties - lots of other people have too. Don't make it sound dirty, if I hadn't then my GP would have continued to mis-treat me and 2 specialist psychiatrists wouldn't have been able to independantly diagnose me.
Self diagnosing with ADHD isn't foolproof - hence the VERY specialist people you need to diagnose adults (much more difficult than in children).
Your friend is, therefore, right. But ignorant (really should know that ADHD commonly progresses into adulthood). Being advised by those that don't know is also dangerous and this applies to medical staff too - there's a LOT of ignorance out there.
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Post by twix on Feb 15, 2010 22:08:06 GMT
At least she was supportive. And it does tend to carry on into adulthood, (why people would say it stops is beyond me) I can see her POV about self diagnosing and the internet, but its where a lot of us started.
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Post by andy12345 on Feb 15, 2010 23:43:33 GMT
I think self diagnosis is great if the person is..... a) sane b) objective and realistic c) er...what was I writing about? ??
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Post by boo on Feb 16, 2010 19:32:40 GMT
yeah i agree its a very useful starting point. i do think self dx can be dangerous at times
however, as a tool towards the next step i think it has its place and enabling some further self awareness, i think its also useful.
i think, we know ourselves best, which is why we have the lightbulb moment, and things seem to make sense from the checklist, its the having it confirmed/ruled out that needs the specialist, but what would make you approach a specialist without the initial, 'i think this fits me' (or self diagnosis) thought process?
boo x
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