Re:I believe that there is no such thing as ADHD
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Working with ADHD?
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I understand where your coming from but there is a bit more to it than just trouble concentrating. Brain scans show a definate difference in brain patterns.
I believe there is an over prescription going on because its easier than working on a problem.
But there are also people with a genuine problem. It's not fair to deny them the help they need just because of a general problem in over diagnosing on the doctors behalf.
I'm dyslexic which, in case you didn't know, is related to ADHD. In act many dylexics also have ADHD and often you can't tell where the ADHD symptoms stop and the dyslexic ones start.
I just thought I'd say that dyslexia (at work) does cause problems when it comes to concentration etc. which gets me into trouble (especially in meetings or training sessions when I've no idea what they've been talking about because I was daydreaming or something).
But on the other hand the ability to concentrate on an interesting subject and see it from all sides in an instant and the creativity that dyslexia give you can be a great boost.
It's held me back in certain areas but shot me forward past all my peers in others.
I can pick up how to use a new piece of software before they've even finished explaining what it does. My colleagues then need me to explain to them over a period of weeks what I learned in the one meeting. So it does help as well as hinder.
I found once I'd been diagnosed I began to undersand the symptoms more. I read up on the subject and now I am more in control of myself than before.
I still get the urge to run around the room or yell out when a meeting is so damn boring I could chew the desk just to have something to concentrate on, but I don't fidget as much as I used to.
The one habit I'm finding hard to break is looking at my watch every few seconds. I don't have a sense of time so to me it feels like I'm doing it once or twice and hour but really it's once or twice a minute.
If spotted people often take offense as if I'm trying to speed them up but I'd do it even if I was in a room on my own.
I also have a problem with people not keeping up in discussions. I make so many jumps ahead based on internal dialogue that it really riles me when I have to go back and explain every little step to someone who has to take the time to work through the stages.
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I understand where your coming from but there is a bit more to it than just trouble concentrating.
Brain scans show a definate difference in brain patterns.
I believe there is an over prescription going on because its easier than working on a problem.
But there are also people with a genuine problem. It's not fair to deny them the help they need just because of a general problem in over diagnosing on the doctors behalf.
I'm dyslexic which, in case you didn't know, is related to ADHD. In act many dylexics also have ADHD and often you can't tell where the ADHD symptoms stop and the dyslexic ones start.
I just thought I'd say that dyslexia (at work) does cause problems when it comes to concentration etc. which gets me into trouble (especially in meetings or training sessions when I've no idea what they've been talking about because I was daydreaming or something).
But on the other hand the ability to concentrate on an interesting subject and see it from all sides in an instant and the creativity that dyslexia give you can be a great boost.
It's held me back in certain areas but shot me forward past all my peers in others.
I can pick up how to use a new piece of software before they've even finished explaining what it does. My colleagues then need me to explain to them over a period of weeks what I learned in the one meeting. So it does help as well as hinder.
I found once I'd been diagnosed I began to undersand the symptoms more. I read up on the subject and now I am more in control of myself than before.
I still get the urge to run around the room or yell out when a meeting is so damn boring I could chew the desk just to have something to concentrate on, but I don't fidget as much as I used to.
The one habit I'm finding hard to break is looking at my watch every few seconds. I don't have a sense of time so to me it feels like I'm doing it once or twice and hour but really it's once or twice a minute.
If spotted people often take offense as if I'm trying to speed them up but I'd do it even if I was in a room on my own.
I also have a problem with people not keeping up in discussions. I make so many jumps ahead based on internal dialogue that it really riles me when I have to go back and explain every little step to someone who has to take the time to work through the stages.