brian
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Post by brian on Nov 11, 2015 12:34:12 GMT
43 and from the uk
i've just been diagnosed with adhd (combined type whatever that means)
rewritten this thing about 7 times, so please excuse my awful english
it was a huge shock to find out i was adhdy, a lightbulb moment of utter realisation
its really explained why i've under achieved throughout my education and was thrown out of every class for being disruptive n stuff
my mother is in denial and my father can't understand why i'd want to have this label
half the people i've told don't believe it exists and the other half have laughed and told me that it's always been obvious that i had it
my doctor won't prescribe any medication as he know nothing about the condition, so i'm now in limbo between the doctor and the mental health team
(the first doctor i saw said it was impossible that i had the condition as i was highly functioning -hahaha) - this was totally deflating
work are on egg-shells (i lecture at a university) and have zero understanding, but at least they're trying
we support students really well, but staff are hung out to dry
anyway, i may or may not come back to this and update things as i tend to lose interest and move on to other stuff.
ta
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Post by petra on Nov 13, 2015 1:39:08 GMT
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Post by smogz101 on Nov 13, 2015 9:50:47 GMT
Hi Brian! Hope you do come back, this forum is brilliant for support and advice - its really helped me!
I've had mixed reactions from people I've told too. Ranging from "Oh so your part of the Ritalin Brigade now are you?" to "I wouldn't have said you had ADHD, you aren't bouncing off the walls" to "ahhhh we've always known you've had it" .... my eyes have been opened to just how stupid people can be, and I've only told the people that need to know and would expect to understand.
Hope you can get things sorted with work.
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Post by vagueandrandom on Nov 13, 2015 10:34:53 GMT
Hi brian - another need for the 'me too' button You might like to read some of @dutch s posts. He's an academic and lecturer. This is an excellent place to brain dump!
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