My fiance displays almost all of the listed manifestations of adult ADHD. When he was a teenager his mother had brought him to a doctor who didn't necessarily diagnose him, but put him on an ADHD medication,for a short time, but his mother told me that his teachers called her saying...
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Denial
Eileen Bailey
Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 11:06 PM -
denial
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 01:46 PMI was in total denial when my son was diagnosed at age 8. I didn't know much about ADHD and even after doing the research I was still aprehensive to medicate him for a problem I considered part of being a child. I have since studied the many topics surrounding this subject. My daughter is being evaluated in Jan for ADHD and after all that I have read and the many discussions with my wife believe that I too have ADHD since childhood and that it is hereditary.
We all shy away from the unknown. I denied my son's prognosis and put off any sort of treatment for over a year. I wished I hadn't let my pride rob my son of improving his situation. He is now a junior in high school and doing as well as expected. It improved our entire family dynamic.
Good luck
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I am glad that you found our site and hope that you have managed to find information on ADHD that can help you.
A while back, I did a series of articles on when a spouse denies the existance of ADHD and thought this information might be of help to you. The links to the different parts of the series are below:
When A Spouse Denies ADHD - Accept Yourself, Accept Your Spouse, Accept Your Relationship
SDealing with Denial: Accept Your Responsibilities
Spouse Denial - Taking Care of You
Spouse in Denial - Decide Where You Want to Go From Here
Spouse Denial - Understanding Adult ADHD
Spouse Denial - Setting Goals to Improve Your Relationship
Spouse Denial - Talking Together
Maybe there is something that can help you. Let me know.
Eileen
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