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Post by optomistic65 on Mar 27, 2011 11:05:03 GMT
The more I have found out about ADD/ADHD and the symptoms the more I think that my father had it. Has anyone else had the same revelation?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2011 11:20:51 GMT
Definitely. Pretty sure my dad has it. Think my mother does too.
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Post by optomistic65 on Mar 27, 2011 11:37:53 GMT
I think what clinched it for me was reading one of Ryans posts about rocking back and forth being a symptom. That was classic for my Dad he used to sit watching the telly with his arms folded in front of him like you would if you had a belly ache rocking back and forth, completely absorbed, even when the test card came on!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2011 12:14:13 GMT
Oh yes and late grandfather and one of my brothers - no point trying to tell them though.
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Post by andy12345 on Mar 27, 2011 14:28:55 GMT
What we'll find in the distant future is that due to adhd scientists doing research, 80% of the world has adhd with/without co-morbid ssues and that the 20% remaining will be given the label "clear thinking/rationally minded productivity disorder" and the daily mail will contain articles about how hard it is to be clear thinking and productive day in day out without being able to say I couldn't get that done today and get away with it.
Comments on the articles will be like "typical, these clear thinkers think they can skive off early because they finished their work allocations.."
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bussell rarkley, expert on "clear thinking/rationally minded disorder" said today that the symptoms and traits of CT/RMD make it stressful on the minority of the world that are afflicted with it. They feel like they always have to perform and their bosses don't let up on them. They also feel that they run out of space for all of their awards and achievement certificates so hve to allocate a whole room to it, which affects their quality of life. Their children/friends/partners sometimes say to them "can't you ever do anything right" or "can't you just have forgotten that I said that" or "this dinner is perfect, aren't you so wonderful (Cringe) or "you're always on time, it doesn't give me the chance to tidy up.."
Yes, its painful having CT/RMD, so please remember those people in the future........
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Post by optomistic65 on Mar 27, 2011 17:33:05 GMT
Andy have you posted on the wrong thread or gone off a tangent?
;D
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Post by optomistic65 on Mar 27, 2011 17:34:15 GMT
Makes me wonder how much of our symptoms are nature or nurture?
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Post by andy12345 on Mar 27, 2011 17:46:32 GMT
erm. I was replying to post 1 and 3 lol.
I think my mother is not without some ailments....
Optomistic, go and organise yourself now......... ;D
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Post by snickerz on Mar 27, 2011 17:54:57 GMT
my dad defo has it
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Post by optomistic65 on Mar 27, 2011 18:06:47 GMT
LOL. Andy that advice is more relevant than you realise.
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Post by Ravendarque on Mar 29, 2011 13:13:59 GMT
I think the nature/nurture debate is interesting with ADHD because the disorder itself is obviously neurological, but it does then cause alterations in perception and social interaction which in turn drive changes in learned behaviour.
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Post by Lame44 on Mar 29, 2011 17:45:22 GMT
Yes I see many things in my Mam that are the same for me. From making noises to repeating things over and over. I went round last night and was absorbed in doing something on my I-Phone, I looked to my Mam next to me who was sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, looking at me repeating 'ohhhh...like a glove' over and over.
That is from Ace Ventura and she cant stand Jim Carey. My StepDad got back from work and Mam was still doing it, he blamed me for setting her off. I told him it wasn't me this time and he said he doesn't know coz he doesn't know what we were doing before he got in....The cheek, lol.
From those questions about the sensory things I had to do lately I learned that my Mam also used to walk on her tiptoes too when she was young. Something that I did for many, many years, but I cant have 'learnt' it from her because I dont recal her ever doing it, so the nurture thing is defo out for that one.
Me and Mam do set each other off at times though to the annoyance off my Step Dad. He reckons I have another issue going on by all accounts and he told me last night that Mam probably has it too which was a suprise. Maybe some of the things I do are nurture, but I know for sure that not all of them are.
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Post by seahorse on Mar 29, 2011 20:35:13 GMT
Was just thinking the other day about how my dad would always be late picking me up from mum's for the weekend. Probably not due to ADD behaviours though as there doesn't seem to be much else suggestive of ADD from either of them, other than mum mentioning that she seems to be an "all or nothing" kind of person... On the whole I doubt either of them has it but then if I am a potential Aspie I might not pick up on the signs, and I know a lot of my symptoms are either internal or masked enough not to have been diagnosed so far, so they could be too...
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Post by phil on Mar 30, 2011 6:00:44 GMT
I don't know if my mother got it just a different type than me ;D she used to mime out fucking conversations lol ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2011 9:48:09 GMT
I believe that my Mum has a definite Inattentive slant. I've asked my library to get Gina Pera's book as I think it could be interesting reading for both me and my parents.
The thing is, aged over 60 with a history of bad experiences from doctors in the past, I don't think my Mum would want to do anything about it. My brother has many symptoms but because he's very happy in his work and doesn't have any problems affecting that, he's quite happy the way things are. Not sure about Dad, some things suggest a bit.
Do you reckon your parents would actually want to do anything about it if they have adhd?
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