[LilPandaBaby90]

so here is my problem. i am 15 years old and i think i ahve ADHD but the problem is how do you let your parents know. i think life would be so much more easier for me if i were able to concentrate more and people didnt keep having to tell me to just stop talking. seceral people in my family think that i ahve ADHD and i talk alot with a stutter if that matters. i find it very hard to concentrate on daily things. my sleep schedule is off so i nomrally go to sleep very very late and also in turn wake up late so i tend to get most active at ngihttime. several teachers have told my mom that i lakced self control and i am very chatty. i have tried comfronting my mom about my problem but i don't know if she beleives me but i wish she would.and plus myolder brother also has ADD i am just wanting to know if i seem like and ADD or ADHD type of girl. please help me! thanks!

[DMS321]

tell mom you need to see a doctor.

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[morticia]

You sound as if you do have ADD or ADHD, it especially is genetic. Please ask your Mom to have you examined by a Neurologist, as they are specialists in this field. Good luck.

[Miles]

LilPandaBaby90:

Both posters who replied to your inquiry refer you to a doctor - one even states that ADHD is "genetic." Please ignore such tommyrot!

I recommend you read my post ("ADHD, Child Rights and the UN") at the "Latest Drug Related News Forum."

School can be tedious and boring, particularly American public schools. Are you easily distracted even when engaged in something you enjoy? Have you received speech therapy for stuttering?

Please try not to buy into the myth of ADHD. You are 15 years old and living a topsy-turvy world where virtually every unpleasant life experience can be "treated" with a dangerous drug. When you have a few spare moments, check out some of the material at http://www.wildestcolts.com/. You will be fine!

Best of luck,
Miles