I mean, I don't know her or much about her apart from Two Pints... You can have an insane hyperfocus but only for something that sparks your interest so it can be literally all or nothing for huge parts of your life. So you could be fully passionate and commit to masking to fulfil your job role but everything else at home is neglected and is chaos. Does that make sense? It's called boom or bust and it's draining.
I don't know her specific diagnosis too and the article isn't well-written...
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Symptoms tend to be noticed at an early age, though they can sometimes be diagnosed in adults."
They had an opportunity there to express that the diagnostic criteria is geared towards little boys who can typically present a certain way. Or that a huge number of the population have missed their diagnosis in childhood, hence the increase now as there is more awareness. Or women get their diagnosis after they become mothers because they were barely holding it together before.
It's just so hugely under-diagnosed. I'm lucky enough to be getting amazing support right now through the NHS. One of the sessions we had was showing you the statistics. Said that their studies show 6% of the population have a diagnosis of ADHD. In Glasgow, the diagnosed population only counts for 1% and most of them are children.
Media outlets love the angry comments and click-bait so if ADHD is "trending", it's the only reason that they are sharing this rubbish article. It's not for the greater good
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It will depend on your diagnosis. They mostly offer it to people with moderate or severe ADHD and they don't force anyone to take it. I take it for sure. It's a dopamine deficiency, I do not make this. So someone with a mild diagnosis may not be offered medication by NHS.
I'm so lucky that I was been offered stimulants and found one that helps. It doesn't change everything, you have to do a
duck-tonne of work. My diagnosis was extremely severe and combined ADHD
Always got to go too far me. I didn't realise how severe mines was until I met other adults with a recent diagnosis. Now I understand why the psychiatrist is concerned about how I'm actually coping in general as she said on paper, I have the same profile as someone who is an addict or could be in prison
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I can't imagine Aimee taking a pill because her body is a temple and she only likes shitey sachets of things and there's no way she would do the work
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I'm typing this with
all due love and respect and hope it's received that way.
But I needed that label.
I've went my whole life not understanding what is wrong with me, why I don't get it, why I always mess up but I'm trying so hard. I was always told I had so much potential if I just focussed. There's a massive shame element to being told you're not good enough or causing a disappointment every day at school, it just has that impact on you.
That label gave me grace to understand myself and my kids too. I spent years being misdiagnosed from childhood (sleep clinic, eating disorders etc) and as an adult too (depression and anxiety). None of the meds for the latter worked because it wasn't what was going on π₯²
The hope is if I have that label then people will understand me better and I can be a positive member of society
She's an absolute head case.
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