ADHD - All SharePosts Relating To "adults with adhd"

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Eileen Bailey

posted 08/20/2008, comments (3)

The Many Faces of ADHD: Kaori

Kaori is 42 years old and is Japanese. She was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 35, She currently lives in Japan and is discouraged by the lack of information and resources for adults with ADHD in her country. Kaori has been searching for an explanation of what has caused her differences and her struggles since she was 19. It was... Read more Chevron

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familynut

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I'm transitioning from "just getting by" to "doing great!"

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posted 08/18/2008, comments (8)

Finally admitting I have ADHD

I guess I have always had ADHD I just didn't know it. I look back now and see some of the the signs; boredom at school, hyperfocus on things that interested me, inappropriate behavior, etc. I just didn't have the hyperactivity component that most people think is required to have ADHD. I understand now that a lot of women don't, so we are more... Read more Chevron

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Terry Matlen, ACSW

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posted 08/16/2008, comments (2)

Managing Hypersensitivities in Adults with ADHD

Last week, I wrote a Share Post on how to help manage your ADHD child's hypersensitivity. As little as there is written about that subject, even less is known about adults with ADHD and hypersensitivities. It makes perfect sense that a child who is tormented with sensory issues (also known as sensory defensiveness) will grow up to be an adult who... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/16/2008, comment (1)

Approaching Denial

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 how much better he was doing in school. When his... Read more Chevron

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Kaori

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I relized I don't know how to care about myself.Is this a Bio?

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posted 08/11/2008, comment (1)

Crying baby,yelling child who failed.

Just let me light about words,will be short. Baby cries,they can very little thing so crying "make me comfort".or things need to live. Childs cry,yell,be noisy,(like I did)and tell parents ,"my flowers!flowers!"or "I wanted my picture more bright color!". I wonder I am crying like a kid,abstruct,non-life... Read more Chevron

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