alt Hacker NewsThat doesn't have to be ADHD, could be the *tism too. The tells are usually somewhat overlapping.
In general, if you are in the industry, save yourself (and your kids) some trouble and get diagnosed before it becomes a problem.
Add: I wonder why they don't just give people some ritalin and ask if they feel calmed down? Except the obvious reason of course
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> Add: I wonder why they don't just give people some ritalin and ask if they feel calmed down? Except the obvious reason of course
I have been screened a few times for ADHD and each time was found to obviously have it.
Ritalin does not make me feel calmer. I have been told by those close to me that there are externally visible improvements in my behavior. At doses to reach that effect, it also impacts my sleep quality enough that I don't take it.
Adderall causes mild symptoms of psychosis and mania before it has any theraputic effect.
Dexmethylphenidate (aka Focalin) has identical theraputic effects to ritalin, but slightly reduced side-effects.
That’s basically how the end of my diagnosis went because aspects of my results were borderline, so she suggested that I just try meds to see. But keep in mind that only one type of ADHD involves being hyper. Some of us are inattentive types where our brain feels like an old 70s pony car engine, and if you pull up to a stoplight you need to keep the motor revving or it will stall. Taking Ritalin for us is the equivalent of keeping the revs up.