Q: I'm a 27 yr old female, I forget a lot, I'm easily distracted, I tend to think of something and blurt out something else. I often regret the things I say or do. Could I have ADHD?
Marie
Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com.
I am not a medical professional and would not be able to give you medical advice or tell you whether or not you have ADHD. Diagnosing ADHD requires a medical professional and involves questionnaires and psychological testing. If you believe you have ADHD you should speak with your doctor. Many adults with ADHD prefer seeing a mental health professional and many family doctors are not knowledgeable about adult ADHD and how symptoms may appear in adults. Because of your insurance, however, you might need to contact or see your primary physician for a referral.
There are also online screening tests you can take. These are not meant to be used for diagnostic purposes, but they can help you decide whether or not to speak with a doctor.
Online Screening Tests for ADHD
I hope this helps
Eileen
i would say the answer to that is no! adhd is a condition which is hyperactivity, it affects your brain you have lack of patience, figidty, damage things, cant communicate, get bored easeily,you have no attention span whatsoever. and your temper can flare up at any moment, hope this helps
Marie,
I disagree with Rachel. Not everyone is hyper, distructive, or have anger management problems. Using myself as an example, I am hyper but not distructive or have anger management problems. It has been a lifelong problem for me that I did not know about until my son was diagnosed. I realized I was just like him and sought out treatment
There are several forms of ADHD-inattentive, hyperactive and the combined inattentive with hyperactivity. And while your symptoms may sound like ADHD, the best way to determine if you do have ADHD is to be evaluated by a health professional.
Start with your primary and they can refer you to someone. The evaluation process involves alot of questionaires which helps pinpoint the degree of your problems Good luck.
Reta
I agree with Marie's assessment. My daughter (age 33) was diagnosed AFTER her 5 year old son was diagnosed in 2000. When completing an evaluation sheet on him, I found that she had more of the symptoms than he did at that time. That led us to have her evaluated by a neurological clinic. The psychologist informed us that if a child has ADHD, there is a 50% probability that one or both parents may also have it. Children (especially girls) rarely got diagnosed with ADHD in the 70's & 80's unless they were severely affected. And those without the hyperactivity component were even harder to diagnose. Now, those people are adults. They are experiencing life-challenging behaviors that tend to hamper their success in careers, marriages, parenting, managing finances and all other areas of their lives if they are not identified and treated. Definitely you should seek help from a professional to get a diagnosis. That's really the first step in your being able to cope with the condition. You can definitely be successful, but you have to have the knowledge of what works best for individuals who may be challenged by focus and organization issues. Good luck!
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You can use the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scales (ASRS) as a starting point to determine whether or not you need to visit a health care specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. The ASRS is a six question, self-screening test and symptoms checklist that lets you test yourself for the symptoms of ADHD. (It's not meant to be a diagnosis but rather a guideline and tool on your journey to discovering and understanding your ADHD.) The survey is available on the Harvard Medical School website at http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/asrs.php.