adhd self test

Hi I'm a college student and I think I might have add. My brother has been diagnosed with adhd but I don't want to resort to medication so I'm looking for self help advice. Any suggestions?

My 5yr. old kindergartner has a problem with impulsiveness & cannot keep his hands to himself; he always has to be touching other students which is distracting. The teacher put a separate desk/chair(that is wood desk/chair-the students all sit at a metal desk/charis) in the classroom just for him; hoping that separating him from other students would help his focus/attention. I am concerned about his self-esteem & hope he doesn't view himself as different from the other kids.

I am on an invega shot for my schizo affective disorder but cannot find a doctor that will treat me for adhd and because of the symptoms of my adhd I have developed a substance abuse problem in an attempt to self medicate and fight the anxiousness and boredom that I always feel....I need help but no doctor is willing to help me...

I have been diagnosed as bipolar and ADHD. I took a self test to deterime which kind of ADHD I had ( there are 6 different kinds.) The test results showed that I had Ring Of Fire ADHD. I was researching this specific type of ADHD and this is what I found: Type 6 -- The Ring of Fire. Cross between ADHD and bipolar disorder. Characterized by moodiness, aggressiveness, and anger. Anticonvulsants or newer antipsychotic medications tend to work better than stimulants.

s behaviours of some who were getting into serious trouble with the law (I am an active Police Officer of 13 years) that this kind of activity makes remarkable changes due to working with motivating self image, self esteem and of course as I mentioned discipline. It works in ways that are fun, healthy and also useful (for self defence).

The oldest was diagnosed with severe ADHD at 3. At 11 he is also bi-polar. He is a talented artist, and has trouble with language, math, and reading. He makes friends easily, though he is the size of the average third grader. He is addicted to scary movies, and has broken bones in both his brothers more than once. He is intrigued by fire. He sees a professional. His 8 year old brother has no apparent problems other than sleep.

Do you ever take a test - look back at it and kick your self for mistakes you made on material you knew? I have seen posters who only take medication before a test, so they don't make those kind of mistakes - especially on a timed test. Also, if you do get an ADD diagnosis, it means that you also could get a 504 plan which could include more time on tests, etc. Here is a link to info on adult ADD that covers a lot of ground. The site is http://www.additudemag.

Dear whom ever reads this. Im 21 years old 5.7 in. tall and have add and adhd,and have a problem with lying. I constently lye every day about everything, even the most littlest things i lye about. It has screwed up my whole life with everyone iv ever known.. Im asking for anything i can do to cure or even try to brake it. im willing to do anything to stop or atleast controle it. plz help.. i seem like everyday i feel a lil less of my self in side ty..

Wonder if your meth addiction had any thing to do with not knowing you had ADD and self treating yourself? Anyway, You might want to try Buspar first as it is probably the least likely to cause any side effects and is the most gentle. http://crazymeds.us/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Meds/BuSpar After several weeks if that is not working, then Cymbalta would probably be the next to try. http://crazymeds.us/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Meds/Cymbalta Hopefully, your doc will agree.

Keep in mind he scored in the top 98% in 6th grade standardized Ohio testing and actually was asked to take the SAT test (he scored average against other 6th graders invited to take the test). He is easily distracted by anything going on in the background. If there is a television on in a room he is walking through he will stop and stare at it until someone reminds him of what he was supposed to be doing. It almost seems he walks around in a haze most of the time.

you can tell him to go to bed when he does not want to and he will start screaming at the top of him lungs crying, just about everything you tell him to do he will start crying or screaming about it. Also if he gets in trouble for something he will start hitting him self in the head calling him self stupid. Both of us tell him he is not stupid just that he needs to think about what he does and that he is a very smart boy.

If your question is do they test for adhd in new borns, the answer is no. The only test I know of is a brain scan - which is expensive and not something that you would want to put a young child through. Furtermore, I am not sure how accurate it is. You do have reasons for concern since ADHD is hereditary. But, if neither your or his dad have it, your chances would go down.

school nagging about me taking a test for my 8 year old (ADHD TEST) okay looking over the test i see questions that are not suitable for a school aged kid in 3 grade so i only answer a few of them. Called yesterday to tell me that the result of this test are in, make appt to see them. But I was told that they would send them home...yeah cannot trust them.... anyone have this issue with there school???

Help- Does Anyone know how to treat a Child who can't control self and RUNS across the street? Do You know good websites for newly Diagnosed ADHD Families? Thanks for any Help!

Hey Katie, a lot of this is normal (unfortunately) for someone with ADHD. In the book, "The ADD/ ADHD Answer book," by Susan Ashley, she says that girls are more accurate and honest in their self-perceptions. They report more problems with self-esteem, depression, family relationships, and peer rejections than boys. Girls self-awareness may be the reason they have three times more depression than AD/HD boys (p.

I am not an ADHD dad, but I can say that a lot of parents have the same feelings that you do. A crying, screaming child is very difficult to cope with. Couple that with your natural ADHD response to kind of react quickly to situations, its tough on all concerned. Your child should get better. You need to figure out a way to deal those stresses. You might want to check out, "http://jeffsaddmind.com/ " Its an adult adhd site.

I am not certain there is much you can do , perhaps try to make him strong in himself ,let him join sports clubs or outside activities to build his self esteem ,not certain where you are from but in the US we have many after school clubs, outside games and sports are great for children like him, ask his teacher if there is anything he can be part of. Dont make much issue about his friends let him feel his own way in the matter.

Hi there. Well, what you describe almost sounds more like anxiety than it does adhd symptoms. My older son has sensory which is very similar to to adhd, it's neurological in nature as adhd is, and he also has anxiety. The self soothing is something he had to work on. Are you talking about when he is upset, calming himself back down? With my son, we worked with an occupational therapist for strategies for this.

My 5 year old son after breaking an arm had a tough time regaining fine motor skills. We received OT who noticed retained reflexes, low tone, difficulty tracking objects and hearing sensitivity. Waited 6 months for a neurology appointment who after hearing how well of a reader my child is (beginning 2nd grade level) insisted on us taking the GADS questionaire. We also had concerns about possible ADHD due to family history and observations.

But your symptoms are also classic ADHD as well as your self medication reactions. To get a feeling for what adult ADHD is like check out the link and the advice posted here. http://www.medhelp.org/posts/ADD---ADHD/Being-judged-for-having-ADHD/show/1327105 You ask about resources for people like you. My first question would be - what kind of a doctor is your doctor? I have seen too many stories in my 3 or so years on this forum where the doctor didn't have a clue.

Her behaviors are very typical for ADHD and to some extent for ADD. In fact, the book, "The ADD/ ADHD Answer book," by Susan Ashley lists many of the things she is doing. You might want to buy the book - its pretty cheap and can be bought via Amazon. It would probably help you to understand what she is going through. To answer your question. Concerta will help with impulsiveness and attention span problems. However, used just by itself it will not be enough.

Hawthorn, Conners, and abbreviated ADHD scale. With this they were able to diagnose ADHD. I had asked for a more thorough test like WISC III however, since he didn't show a learning disability... his psychiatrist had told me this would be out of pocket. He has been on meds for a little over a month and he has said he can complete the projects, reading and math with much more focus and ease (he's in all advance classes). I'm not suggesting that you get meds.

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