I have ADD. I am more chill, calm, or relaxed. A bit of an introvert. When I was a kid, I was alway told to try harder and stop being lazy but then told "You're an intelligent person but how come I never see the work being finished? You need to try harder." and my mind would just give up and not care anymore. Now as an adult, Sometimes in life, I feel like too many things are thrown at me and I stop to care about it altogether. I literally become carefree. I also procrastinate a lot. I tell myself I'll do it later then actually forget because something else caught my mind and I've been hyper-focused on something I enjoyed doing more than the more important things 🤦 This has led me to miss appointments, pay fees, and other important stuff.
When you explained ADD I was crying because that’s what I’ve been called me whole life, lazy or lacking motivation. I never passed my maths because the learning style I had growing up was a bit aggressive. Lucky my mum was there for me and let me know that it’s okay not to be good at everything. Recently we discovered she had ADHD and I have ADD and we now understand why we have this nagging and annoying feeling of laziness
Same! I have always wondered why I have a lack of motivation and just can't get certain things done, like start schoolwork or turn the shower on (I think I have some ingrained way of dealing with stress by staying away from the thing that's stressing me out). I started taking Vyvanse a few weeks ago and it seems to be helping, especially in school. I got sick 3 times in a row and missed 2 weeks of school and in just now getting back on track. I haven't had a proper diagnosis for ADD but my doctor thinks it might be ADD and my mom thinks it is too. Lol just laid out my life story
@@rubymoon4990 thank you for sharing this, it honestly helps because I’m the same. I avoid anything that I decide is something I don’t like or find boring and I have to really motivate myself to do basic things. I think I’ll try to get a diagnosis so I can take medication
Adults expect children to sit in a class room at a desk for hours on end in a school day 5 days a week like robots and for someone whos ADD that's torture. Kids in themselves don't wanna sit in a class room all day expecting kids who need more attention and help and getting it, is very difficult for some schools. I can go from distracted to hyper focused.. But my distracted mind makes every excuse to avoid the current boring unbearable situation I might be in.
@@rubymoon4990 Glad you’re doing better!!, but be careful with vyvanse, i was on it last year for my ADD and i lost 10 lbs because it ruined my appitite and i stopped eating and i didn’t even realize it
What a rosy picture you guys paint, the teacher holding hands with the struggling student,whole class together in support. Reality is way brutal. The "teacher" mentally harressing you over your struggles and the students being bullies and utterly useless. Even parents fail to protect and keep blaming you. I went through hell and back with my symptoms and lack of support.
Yes exactly. I was called lazy and disrespectful, shouted at, had teachers call me out and mock me in lessons for not paying attention. I've asked teachers to send me the PowerPoint we went through in a lesson because I couldn't focus and wanted to try going through it again only to get yelled at that I should have just listened in the first place. I was constantly struggling but instead of helping me, teachers just put me down and said I wasn't putting in enough effort.
This video have educational reasons and this picture was an optimal situation which should exist in real life. Thats why they drawing it, this is how they want to see reality. Isn’t it what you miss from your life too? ‘Cause thats how I feel about that. I’am sorry for your serious troubles too in your life. I think we have to forgive, move on and try our best to fix this world.
When did you realise you had an attention disorder. The more I think back to my days in school, the more I start to think I had add. I still struggle to study and work, I've just accepted that I'm lazy. The problem is I always did well at school even if I didn't pay any attention in class or do my homework. Am I just lazy or do I have add🤔
@@curtisnaidoo2841 You can't self diagnose online, or have us diagnose you. If you think you may have ADHD then definitely go to a doctor and just check. For me, I didn't get diagnosed until I was an adult because even though I always really struggled to do work or study, I was naturally smart. So I managed to pull through in school and get decent grades despite never revising or doing homework, and never thought that my constant struggle was anything other than laziness. It was only in college where I started to really fall apart because the content was much harder, and just being naturally smart wasn't enough to get by anymore. I drastically dropped from decently high grades to lowest in the class and developed a whole lot of other mental health issues as a result of being undiagnosed for so long. You may very well have ADHD too, people can appear to do well in school on the surface up to a certain age without revision or homework if they're naturally smart and therefore not get diagnosed till adulthood.
I'm pretty sure it was, and although there were some good points, I overall felt this was kind of oversimplified, pandering, ableist and rather offensive, and I don't get offended that easily. But as someone who lives with ADHD, this did not do us justice at all.
@@hannahpeek414 me (someone with add) have a lot harder to feel any emotions except irritation, sooo.. that was completely jumped. But in my opinion, they give a basic understanding of the subject and the biggest things about it. For example what not do to maybe hurt them
If they’re your biological parents, one of them will definitely have struggled with these things, probably not as much and in a different time (it was easier being like this before the internet) so that may be why they lack empathy on the subject. Show them this video maybe?
so many times i have told people ... its not that i dont want to is that i cant ... its hard to put words on it and most people around called it an excuse... its sucks tbh
I was diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with related health challenges.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
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I have ADD and SAD. I get called lazy and stupid 24/7 by my parents, and friends. No matter How much i try to consentrate or get good grades i literally cant. My memory is horrible and i cant even study for more than 1 minute without being distracted or bored asf, and ive got zero motivation to do anything that Im not interested in
Same whenever I’m doing something like doing schoolwork or reading it’s hard for me to focus on one thing and I have to do something else like listening to music or watch RUclips videos
I have dyslexia and probably also ADD. The worst thing for me is that I go in a school where everybody does so well and there’s a lot of pressure to do well. And the tests in my school are literally harder than in other schools. I somewhat regret choosing this school😅 But at least there’s good help from the people that work in my school and the other students because they are so good in school. COVID hit me really hard but I’m starting to do better now❤️
@@enmanniska5751 same I get stressed out with all of my work and then when I get bad grades and when my parents yell at me when I get bad grades I just cry
2:10-2:42 As a 22 year old college student who recently got diagnosed with ADD, this couldn't be more accurate to what I experienced for years. I was a great student in high school and thought I'd simply burned myself out going into college. The consequences of doing academically worse snowballed until I hit my rock-bottom, but after getting treatment for the condition, the difference is far beyond what the term 'night & day' could ever emphasize. Topics that would've seemed impossible to grasp a few months ago are well within my ability to understand now. Edit: For those asking for the type of medication I take, I’d rather keep that answer private, as not every case of ADD & ADHD is the same. In a parallel manner, sharing what I take might not be what YOU need. Getting consultation on the treatment you might need is something that should be done with your psychiatrist or a similar medical professional. Hope this isn’t taken the wrong way; intent behind the comment is to ensure those of you who also need help are encouraged to get the RIGHT help
That’s very encouraging to hear. Just got diagnosed at the same age as you and my experience has been like you described. I hope I can also fix my academic performance
Same here bro. I failed the first semester of my masters, getting the second lowest grade of everyone in the class. I used to look at the others and think “how the tf do they do this?”. I got diagnosed during the summer and repeated that same class eventually getting the highest grade this time. Beyond night&day is exactly how I felt. These other people were never superhuman, they were simply wired correctly. All this stuff that I thought was impossible is so simple when you can actually pay attention in your classes and process what you’re reading in a book. I wish I could help all the others in the same position who don’t realise the condition they have.
@@MrLethalShots Very happy that things got better for you, this gives me hope. I have an appointment in a few days to get my medication and I hope I get the same change as you guys have. I have my mid-semester exams now and things are not looking good.
@@MrLethalShots I want to get tested, because in hindsight I've been struggling all my life with problems that seem to point to ADD. May I ask what exactly made the night&day difference (medication?) and how does it manifest?
I think to the outside world we seem lazy as we visually look normal, talk normal, etc. I take some organic meds to help me concentrate but I still have to use sooo much energy to just get done what must be done.. By the evening I don't want to reply to most loved ones messages as I'm mentally drained. It feels like a snake eating its tail.
I feel you, I have pretty severe ADD and am constantly told I am lazy, which leads to me being depressed and then people just say I am a depressed loser with a terrible work ethic
I have ADD, and I can tell you with 100% certainty....I am INCREDIBLY LAZY. I also get bored with some things insanely quickly in general, but if I don't need to do work, I will gladly ignore it until the absolute last minute. That doesn't mean I won't do my best to get the job done, but I'd rather just avoid doing it if possible.
Soooo many people think ADHD and ADD are the same but those of us without the "H" catch utter hell from spouses and bosses/coworkers at times because we aren't fidgety or display typical ADHD symptoms. It makes daily life an unnecessary struggle sometimes. Great video and love the drawings
I’m ADD in terms of forgetfulness, losing items. But Im adhd in terms of fidgeting and constantly changing subjects. I don’t think im impatient though or talkative.
ADD doesn't exist anymore though. This is an outdated term. You either have ADHD inattentive type, ADHD hyperactive type, or ADHD combined type. This video is just kind of bullshit.
Its because there's no with or without hyperactivity/impulsivity. Its mainly degrees of hyperactivity/impulsivity. My diagnosis is ADHD-predominately inattentive *presentation* (formerly ADD) which is to say I struggle most with inattention but the H part is still there: impulse spending, interrupting, fidgeting...etc
I'm 33 and I just recently was diagnosed with ADD. But instead of having a moment of enlightenment about myself i only seem to become even more depressive thinking about how i got treated by my parents, classmates, friends, teachers, bosses, coworkers etc. and how absolutely devoid of any kind of selfesteem i ended up with: feeling useless, hiding from the world, not finding my place in it as if i were an alien... ive been in therapy for a year now.... i wonder if they can make me a functioning human being again...
Honestly I’ve always been looked down upon as well, and I can never follow instructions, I get happy when I do basic things right, I have poor motor skills. I forgot stuff and I can’t even talk to people. it also doesn’t help that I’m ugly. I know when people say that, they look okay but J literally am ugly.. apparently.. when I was in pre-k, I was washing my hands in the bathroom and this 5th grade was talking to her friend about something, then out of the blue I heard them call my name and call me ugly and then I turned around and she was like “oh sorry” and blamed her friend for saying it when she didn’t. I didn’t even know who the fuck she was, how did she even know me? Then in elementary school kids would always look at me in disgust, no one wanted to be paired with me or to be in a group with me, everytime I’d smile people cringe, middle school was bad too, even my classmate cringe when my ex friend asked them if I was pretty. It took a toll on my mental health, now I really don’t wanna do anything.
I got diagnosed with ADD just recently and my parents still complain about my homework and have no idea how difficult for me to do it, it is. I'm going to show them this and see if they can finally figure out that telling me to do it or you're going to drop down a class, or, you aren't going to make it into your school if you don't do this. I can't argue back kuz I'll just cry
You’re parents should sit down and help you with it. If they are not helping you solve the problem then they are the lazy ones avoiding their responsibility.
man, ive been having the same issues, bro when i try to explain things i just cant, then i get really depressed idek, also dont be discouraged all the time, instead of taking add medicine, take the adhd medicine becuase you feel more motivated and everything, i love people telling me to work harder because i always end up working harder, and i never get offended if someone doesnt understand me, like bro people who care are just dumb, if you want to be imporatant in life you have to get out there once in a while and try hard. i got high honor roll this semester, its all about the work and efffort
I can’t believe I’m just now getting diagnosed. I definitely have ADD. I’m a senior and I’m probably gonna retake my ACT. When I took the ACT I knew it would be a struggle because I work slow and the test is timed. Even with all this pressure to work fast I still found my mind wandering away from my test and I kept getting sidetracked.
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I was diagnosed with ADD and I am now 30 years of age, currently in a job where I get called lazy, selfish and even stupid . No matter how hard I try, it over stimulates my mind and I get confused .
As an ADD person I find it very hard to sit on chairs. Like I just CANNOT sit on a chair without getting up all the time, changing my position and so on. So I sit on the floor most of the time. In school I used to leave the classroom during breaks, so that i could find somewhere to sit on the floor peacefully. Can you relate?
I mean, ADD doesn't exactly exist, as far as I know. It's literally a form of ADHD, called inattentive type ADHD, rather than an entirely seperate condition.
@@porkedbeans5744 Huh, really? Everything I've heard indicates that ADD is no longer diagnosed as ADD, but instead as a type of ADHD. I'm not saying the symptoms are fake or anything, more that the term "ADD" is defunct.
@@porkedbeans5744 I honestly can't find any website claiming ADHD and ADD are completely distinct diagnoses, only sites that back up what I already thought, that ADD is a subtype of ADHD and is now more commonly referred to as inattentive type ADHD. Do you have any links backing up your claim?
@@porkedbeans5744 add and adhd is legit simular add is an outdated word and only discribes inatititave adhd, the word adhd means inatitive and hyproactive or the other type of adhd or even both
I’m 12 and I haven’t been to a psychologist before. I’ve been getting ADD/ADHD symptoms, my parents say I’m just lazy and I need to pay attention and I would be more active and running around if I had ADHD. I hope I can get tested. It might not be anything but I want to make sure. I might just be overreacting. 🤷🏾♀️ Edit: I’ve gone to a counselor and she thinks I have anxiety. I’m fine now even though sometimes I have really tired days or really active days. I’m not worried about it much anymore, even though I think I’ve been having more ADD/ADHD symptoms unless it’s my anxiety.
Girl I felt the same way, but then my mom took me to a specialist one day and got me diagnosed. So if you suspect that you mighy have it, do some research. And maybe compare other people's experiences with ADHD to your own
Check if you can go through your school to see a psychologist employed by the school district. Start advocating for yourself now & never let up, because school & medical systems will find every reason to ignore you, & not just about ADD/ADHD. Document everything, from the first time you ask to see a school psychologist, the date you asked, who you asked, their response, & the date you have your first appointment, the date you get an IEP (Individualized Education Program ), if that's a thing where you are. Be sure they know you take it seriously, be sure they see you writing it all down. ADD/ADHD is not a measure of intelligence, so don't let anyone tell you you're too smart to have it, or that "you're bright, you're just lazy." If you get put on medication, document how it makes you feel, & if something makes you feel ill or funny in the head, speak up about that too. Some people will go through a couple different medications before they find the right one. There's a great website called ADDitude (additudemag . com) that has articles & symptom checkers. It can't diagnose you, but you can get info that will help back you up when you start self-advocating. I wish I could go back in time & tell my younger self all this. I'm 42 & realize I've been struggling with ADD my whole life, but I didn't look like the stereotypical hyperactive kids, so they let me fall through the cracks.
@@megb412my parents say that. I’m 13 and I’ve been struggling with this. They say that it’s lack of discipline and that I’m too smart to have it. They say that I shouldn’t be thinking such negative thoughts then say I have depression. I don’t think I’m depressed just because I’m trying to get help .-.
@@RoadtoStick I think I ended up with some depression because no one took my struggles seriously. Are they completely opposed to all meds? I haven't been able to get regular ADHD meds myself, but a Bupropion prescription helped me quite a bit. (Just sayin')
I was diagnosed with ADD today. I thought that I had ADHD, but knowing that the h part is specifically the hyperactivity externally, that makes me feel a lot better. The time and I do have periods of spontaneous motivation but it's not constant.
I felt like as I got older and I spent 7 years on ADD/ADHD medication from middle school to high school and once I graduated I got off on it and I learned more about myself when I was off it! I sometimes hated being on that medication in high school because it made me antisocial and i would beat myself up if I fail at something. Honestly after I joined the military and made it through initial training it got me to grow out of those issues! Whoever is reading this and if your struggling always set your mind to what you want to accomplish in life!
I’m so thankful my mom and brother had adhd and there wasn’t pressure on us to excel in school. We found out I had add later on in life because I wasn’t outwardly similar to my mom and brother. So I’m thankful for the environment I had.
just cause you were tested and everything makes sense now, don't blame everything on that, work hard my man, holy crap its so important that you work for your gaols even when you cant focus, its exciting! You learn to love things, its weird and it worked/works for me now
I’m so glad there’s videos out there highlighting the differences between the 2 disorders, because as a person with ADD, I cannot tell you how many times people have said I have ADHD because that’s the only learning disorder they know, so I appreciate the video greatly!☺️
Why this channel lacks of subscribers and views. I had ADHD an when I was kid and this video made my youth into a (almost) 4 minute video. It contains every info needed for most poeple. That is helpful for parents who don’t understand their kid(s) and by that realize their errors. This channel could make this world better.
Thank you for making whatever this is. As someone who has ADD i feel like people dont talk about it enough and when people are diagnosed like me nobody believes them because nobody knows it exists.
I always thought I had ADD because i sat relatively still and didn't interrupt as much but I was diagnosed with ADHD and the reason I sat still and didn't interrupt is because I would sit on my legs so I didn't swing them bounce them or lean my chair back and forth and I didn't interrupt because I'd keep biting my tounge till It hurt as to not say something while someone was speaking but that lead me to not hear what the person said and not remember what I was going to say so the reason the doctors could tell it was ADHD is because I'd sit with my legs crossed and peel my skin around my nails and they said they could see my jaw clench occasionally when they'd been talking for a while and said they could see my eyes yelling "i have something to say!" So basically the reason I thought I had ADD is because my teachers would constantly punish my for tipping my chair or talking in class which caused me to develop generalized anxiety and hide things that I simply cannot control so I now have to litteraly peel my skin and bite my tounge in fear of people getting annoyed at me
ADD is adhd. it just depends on how u present on a spectrum. you present both hyperactive and inattentive, some may struggle with one more than the other but it's all still the same condition. ADD isn't actually its own condition anymore its just adhd- ADD was removed as a seperate condition in like 1990
I’m so thankful someone can explain a difference between adhd and add. As someone with add, saying that and having people say it’s the same as adhd, it’s kind of hard. I don’t let it get too into my head, but sometimes it’s frustrating so thank you
I have ADD, and I cannot begin to tell you how difficult it was to watch this video because of the loud background music. It made it so difficult for me to focus on the words and remembering what was said.
Interesting that this video talks about the distinction between ADD and ADHD in 2021, yet clinicians don't even distinguish between these two things anymore. Everything is ADHD now with subtypes of inattentive, hyperactive, and combine. How do you get this wrong?
@@robrobusa The video was produced this year though. They didn't do their research at all. It's irresponsible to talk about a topic like this without researching it. This is also like pop science. They're making generalizations in the video that don't really have to do with symptoms.
There is a certain level of discomfort among many people with non-hyperactive ADHD, where they feel that "ADHD" doesn't describe their experience. Yes, they've read the words in the DSM but they feel it doesn't fit properly.
Yeah this is a very outdated perspective on ADHD. “They’re basically impatient due to a shorter attention span.” I mean, yeah, people with ADHD can have shorter directed attention spans, but that is only tangential at-best to a person’s patience. It’s more that we’ve been conditioned to act quickly, since future distractions might cause us to forget forget about it.
Well I got diagnosed with ADD last year so apperantly it still fucking exists idc if people call is ADHD cuz its not the friking same! ADD is so diffrent like omg
The term ADD is no longer used to describe inattentive type. It's only ADHD which can present itself in 3 different ways, Hyperactive type, Inattentive type or Combined type.
@@Spearb0811 People say ADD is non hyperactive ADHD while ADHD is (that’s why the “H” is gone, it stands for hyperactive). This is because some people, especially women/girls, show their symptoms differently than others. Ex.) Rather than being talkative, they daydream. Both are symptoms of ADHD, but one would be considered ADD (daydreaming) and the other ADHD (talkative), based on what is considered “hyperactive” by the medical community. But, this still shouldn’t be used because it isn’t as simple as that and ADHD is quite different than just this and that. So just use ADHD. ADD is outdated anyway, no one should be getting “diagnosed” with it. :)
I was diagnosed with ADD as a child, made worse upon the diagnosis was the talking between specialists, teachers and my mum like i wasn't even in the room with them, like i have some sort of 'problem'. It wasn't until I started taking my own health into my own hands that I realized how truly manageable and impermanent anything such as ADD is. I took martial arts from a young age which required active listening which became exercised because I was passionate about it unlike school where 9/10 teachers were black and white machines which take themselves home after a long day regurgitating the same shit they do every other day to polish off a bottle or two of wine being the unmotivated functioning alcoholics that they are, understandably so. My education truly began once I left school and this labeling of myself as a 'problem' has taken decades to heal from whilst this complex still plays itself out so I choose to stay alone for the most part and foresee the remainder of my future to be just like this, yes this is depressing, but it beats the same style of judgement I've incurred my whole life from feeling 'different'. So it's strange to see these walls of separation still been cast onto children, worse again, they're then given literal narcotics under the guise of it being helpful. Next minute every kid at the school is approaching your innocent 'problem' child asking to buy pills off them and you'd be none the wiser.
Mainly the adhd/add pill deals happen in colleges. Aderall is a popular one for them to get bc I think the reason I heard was that it’s cheap or just bc it might be a common one idk, but yeah I remember my doctor telling me this when I was questioning why I couldn’t just bring my medicine around with me and why it was a big deal if I forgot to give some to the nurse. Bc later on I’d need to be careful to not do that bc they might get stolen.
I don't think I have adhd. I mean I can't figure out, its getting hard. Can someone please help me out. I am inattentive and I constantly am playing things in my head, which makes me ignore the present. It's like I'm awake but asleep, things are going on in front of my eyes but Im not paying attention and can't recall what happens later. I feel low energy throughout the day, I think night or evenings are a little better. I don't know if it's bcuz I don't usually wake up early in the morning. Maybe it's become a habit, but idk.
@@huejazz998 your right. But not everybody will have the access to a good psychiatrist. Here, where I live, I don't rlly trust them. We don't have many, and most diagnose the people with bipolar disorder only . Almost everybody who visits has bipolar, idk if it's for real, but is my town rlly full of bipolar. A good one in the city is rlly expensive
Could be anything from inattentive type ADHD to an underactive thyroid, or any number of other things. You can have a look into symptoms or youtube videos on the subject, and maybe something will stand out to you and make you go "hey, a lot of those symptoms sound awful familiar to me", which might give you a better idea of what's going on, but there's really no replacement for a professional diagnosis.
You should always get diagnosed by a psychiatrist. But these videos can help you to know what you might need to look into. I doesn't necessarily have to be adhd or add it can be other things like lack of vitamins, sleep and so on.
I have ADD and ODD... It's not easy to deal with it especially when you're young, That's when you don't know what to do when certain emotions come up. Please if you know people with any of these symptomps, Be there for them.. They really need your support. I wish you all the best of luck dealing with these issues
I have add and asperger, ADD still undiagnozed surprisingly but I've been called lazy my whole life and struggled to do task fast. I am not that sad as illustrated, thank god.
I have ADD and in the video what you said is true! I could take medication for my ADD but my parents don’t have the money for it… I don’t like to talk about school life with my parents because I feel like they wouldn’t understand… I have low self esteem because I always take things the wrong way… My friends sit with someone else I take it as they don’t wanna be my friend anymore… If I fail a test I am a failure and I don’t get to eat… I have issues but don’t talk to anyone because I it’s scary talking about those things… If you read this thanks for letting me vent.
Sad how true this is, I always get called lazy and not motivated it just honestly made me hate myself more I’m just understanding what I have and now I know I’m not the only one hang in there
I feel you can honestly be both. Depending on environment. When I was a kid I was in a very hostile household. I’d go to school terrified unable to concentrate. I was told I had add. But as a adult I was told I have adhd because I am everywhere all the time. I’m not sad or anything but get bored with things very quickly and wanna learn everything. Tried medication and it actually helped so much. I realize I wasn’t dumb I just had a chemical imbalance. Diet helped as well. Running seemed to literally almost fix it all on top of diet. I walked a straight line for a while. But now we’ll no medication and I’m swinging from one job to the next, one book to the next. You get the point lol.
You can have symptoms of both or just one or the other (from what I heard) there’s *inattentive disorder* and that’s more like struggling to intake information, losing your belongings and being easily distracted. There’s *hyper activity/impulsive* where you talk a lot, can’t sit down, always fidget and are impatient. And then there’s this thing called *combined* where you experienced both symptoms, with varying degrees. (One is more prevalent than the other) you also always scramble todo everything at once, wanting to rush 😊and because of that, you do none of it.
I have inattentiveness but I'm not generally hyperactive except for interrupting and drifting attention when people are speaking, though I try to catch myself.
Finally now I know what ADD truly is. I was diagnosed with it back in grade 1 and ever since then never rlly knew what it was and never bothered to research it.
I told my doctor I thought I had ADD and wanted to get a formal diagnosis but he just said to me that there's no treatment for adults with it so there's no point
Lies. Be selective. Especially if youre a femaleA lot of ppl downgrade the severity or deny the very existence of the disorder. Those who don't might only treat kids. Seek treatment from someone who specializes in Adult Adhd. Not all doctors are created equal.
@@erikawright1510 thank you for the response. I've only just had a notification for this. I'm going to change doctors now I've moved towns so hopefully I'll get a more understanding one this time
@@erikawright1510 thanks again Erika. It's something that has held me back for years. I'm doing okay in life but feel if I didn't have all the complications of ADD I would have achieved so much more
I once had a kid in class during my elementary school days who had ADHD, and the only thing I knew was the hyperactivity part. The details displayed here was what I wish I knew about then.
the only reason I'm sure i have add is because my mom shows all the symptoms for add herself and so do i show some (which are really annoying). neither of us have been diagnosed with it yet, but i got diagnosed with general anxiety instead since i have been growing depressed over my studies and behavioral issues and now it's worst since the meds are obv not helping and I'm scared i might get worse marks in math again. it sucks!!
OMG SAME. I was kinda diagnosed with it, i talked to a therapy lady (Idk the word in english) for a long time, and she still wasnt sure if I had add, JUST because i wasnt hyperactive and walked around in class like some ppl with adhd do. My mom also has all of the symptons. Which is why Im pretty sure i have it because add and adhd can be genetic. I was also diagnosed with social anxiety. I also get shitty grades in math so i feel you. Nothing helps
@@thea9153 omg i hope everything gets better for you! keep safe buddy and don't sweat it. I'm sure we'll get the right diagnosis sometime. also i do have social anxiety that's why i as all lonely but my mom told the doc i was just a sad lonely child so i got my diagnosis with anhedonia 🤠
I hate that the ADD thing explained my life perfectly. Like my parents always called me lazy so I started acting this way. (I just remember I had to do something else instead of watch youtube video’s) my grades were low because I could never finish the test because of a lack of focus, but the parts I did make I often had at least 70%/80% of the questions right. I had no idea about what caused ADD so that’s really nice to know :D
frfrfrfrfrfrfrrfrfrfrr pleaseeeeeeee tell me about this happens all the time and its frustrating. If it's something that you think I can't blame on then why don't we switch places and you can take my hell fr
god- i have the same, its just a random urge to spit out energy ig, once i was chatting with a friend when I felt one and idk what the hell I did but I think I just kinda started attacking a tree..? I think I just started to hit it or smth but AHAH She won't let me live a day without reminding me about the tree incident.
Hmm, there's maybe some misinformation or partial info in here. I suggest wider viewing / reading. Try channels including How To ADHD, Totally ADD and ADDitude for more info, amongst others
I have adhd,add,anxiety,and ocd so let’s explain my life! My adhd makes it hard to focus and all that. My add is so hard to cope with because people always call me lazy. My anxiety makes me feel scared and nervous to fail so I try harder and my ocd makes me want everything to be perfect and organized.So all of my issues kinda fight each other off so it kinda makes this stuff easier for me
My coworker to me everyday, "you should try harder to learn" or "you are not really helping the team with anything" "you get paid to just sit around" ...I am really tired of this life, I really wish they could spend a day in my shoes😭...and what hurts the most is I wasn't always like this.
I have both ADD and an anxiety disorder. I was diagnosed with those a long time ago. Over the years I've had many people (family, friends, coworkers, etc.) try telling me that my diagnosis is wrong and they try saying that I actually have ADHD. I know the difference between ADD and ADHD. I definitely don't have ADHD. Plus I've had multiple doctors tell me that I have ADD and an anxiety disorder. Not just one doctor. Multiple doctors. I think more people need to learn the difference between ADD and ADHD. So many people are uneducated on the two and it's very frustrating. Btw for those not aware, someone with ADD and an anxiety disorder can show symptoms that are similar to ADHD, but it's not the same thing. There are still differences.
@@somefatkid2080 um maybe it’s because I am not an native English speaker but… no, not at all ? I was diagnosed 20 years ago and there was a distinction between the two but I am still diagnosed with ADD ?
Okay my bad I get what you mean I just checked, now people just use the category « ADHD »as a genral therm do determine the disorder which includes ADD too :)
@@corbillat6718 why tf are you so mad? Call it add i dont care im just saying its an outdated term that is now called adhd which includes the other types of adhd not just initiative type, also that guy asked for an explanation i helped him so why you going for me?
Hi as a medical personnel I tell my clients to always checkup on their family. To know if they are okay. But I didn't have enough time for mine and I didn't notice that my child had ADHD. But I am greatful to Dr Iyhere on youtube for providing a lasting treatment for him. I appreciate you sir.
I have ADD and my younger brother has ADHD. We both have prescribed medicine that we take to help us focus better but obviously it's not perfect. We both still struggle with school. Also, a side effect of the medicine I take is loss of appetite and sometimes I'll go 2 - 3 days without anything to eat, which is a huge problem for someone like me who is already severely underweight. Also for me, I often struggle to breathe which also makes it hard to focus, and I also experience most of the things that the other comments say. Long story short, living with ADD (and ADHD) is really hard, and medication isn't for everyone. To everyone else who has to deal with these disorders, I hope you get the support you need to help you succeed.
i’m pretty sure i have ADD but my mom always tell my that i’m just lazy and it actually really hurts me when she says that making me feel like i’m just crazy- but she doesn’t even know what’s going on in my head… i just wish she would know how i feel. i’m a freshman this year and ADD has really affected me in bad way because i decided to take 1 ap class and and the rest pre-AP and it sucks and it always hurts when i’m trying so hard to get my stuff done and i just have my parents calling me lazy and that i’m not trying hard enough and then all on top of that i’m in my schools marching band and in concert season this year i made the varsity band and it can be really tough sometimes i just wish my parents would understand yk ?
I'm copy/pasting some things I wrote to others here, hope you don't mind. Check if you can go through your school to see a psychologist employed by the school district. Start advocating for yourself now & never let up, because school & medical systems will find every reason to ignore you, & not just about ADD/ADHD. Document everything, from the first time you ask to see a school psychologist, the date you asked, who you asked, their response, & the date you have your first appointment, the date you get an IEP (Individualized Education Program ), if that's a thing where you are. Be sure they know you take it seriously, be sure they see you writing it all down. ADD/ADHD is not a measure of intelligence, so don't let anyone tell you you're too smart to have it, or that "you're bright, you're just lazy." If you get put on medication, document how it makes you feel, & if something makes you feel ill or funny in the head, speak up about that too. Some people will go through a couple different medications before they find the right one. There's a great website called ADDitude (additudemag . com) that has articles & symptom checkers. It can't diagnose you, but you can get info that will help back you up when you start self-advocating. Much of what's going on is a lack of dopamine, so people with our condition not only find focusing a challenge, but especially on tasks & topics that don't help the brain make dopamine. Some of us who fell through the cracks, as it were, ended up with dopamine-seeking tendencies like over-eating, retail therapy, drugs, thrill-seeking, etc. Don't let that be you. (Although things like dance & music can help! Keep up the band stuff, music is a lifeline.) I made it through most of school because I had a structure/schedule, but without those things, as an adult, I felt even more broken & lost.
me finding out this at 30 realising that all the time the bad voices in my head and the demotivator demons from my childhood have not been my fault and i was just born this way. Every kid i know enjoyed their lives while i lived under constant anxiety and depression. Haven't had a girlfriend ever and don't earn as much as my peers. Was bullied through two schools and haven't gotten any promotion even after trying my best. It's not easy being me but I guess we get what we get.
Woah! I have ADHD now I figured out why I’m so disruptive at school. I always have an urge to make noise… not for attention, it just happens. I would have such a strong urge… it’s like I just got a clue. Thank you so much! Have a great day!
I was diagnosed with ADD 20+ years ago by my primary care physician. At that time she explained that there is a huge difference between ADD and ADHD, and I don’t have the H part. I find it amusing that I’m just starting to see articles about that very subject.
Yup- all round yup lol. I was constantly told I need to try harder in subjects I really struggled with- Maths and Science being the top 2. Yet get me in a Design tech class, art or drama, I'd be really driven and focused. I wouldn't say I have the hyperactivity, but literally every single one of my behaviours is textbook ADD! The question is, how do you get a doctor to take you seriously enough to actually get a diagnosis?! I've tried twice with my GP and the enquiries haven't followed through.
When it comes to focus amongst other things, my son excels at video games, star wars, marvel and the stuff he is interested in. He can break that stuff down all the way. I'm school, he is the complete opposite in certain subjects. Observed him in his math class today and he loses focus
I was diagnosed of A.D.H.D on time at an early stage of my life, and as a result I was home schooled, I wasn't happy about my condition especially when I see my siblings going to school every morning. As the years went by, I got to know about Dr Iyhere on youtube and I have tried out his sessions and drugs, I started day school last spring and it has been amazing.
I have ADHD and my sister has ADD but my parents don't really care ,they thing it is normal and they always call us messy, misbehaving and lazy 🙁🥹if you have ADHD or add just know your not alone...♥️
I have ADD, all of my teachers know this, even my friends, but still call me lazy, especially one teacher, she would constantly bash me for this, it made me believe i was stupid, she still does this from time time, I just kinda live with it at this point, im gonna have to see her next probably due to failing grad's sadly
It was ADD all along, tried to finish my college thesis, but everytime I do it, its just I can't, there's sometime my fingers just freezes and my mind went blank, I even shouted and just about to cry like I cannot do it anymore.
Due to the nature of my job I have been unable to try out alot of things, also I tend to be forgetful of things so I went to the hospital and I was asked to conduct some tests. When the doctors told me I had ADHD, and meeting Dr Iyhere after all these so called treatments, my life has been quite difficult.
One of my friends has ADHD and i had an evaluation for add testing, but my friend will kick me, jump on my shoulders and hit me with stuff even when I tell her to stop, I know it’s because of her ADHD and I respect that but it gets painful at times
@@WyaSlay she has really bad of the hyperactivity part of it- and two days ago I got results and have adhd, anxiety, and some form of depression. But she honestly is probably just like that in general
There is a paper published by adele diamond clearly explaining the difference between ADD and ADHD, it is from 2005, I am sad to find a lot of people in the comments saying there is no difference between ADD and ADHD the term is not the only thing that has changed, for example, for me with ADD the main problem is not the distractions, but the motivation, ADD is more introverted whereas ADHD is more extroverted. For people with ADHD, its hyperactivity, always on the go, always changing track to a new thing, for me its more sluggish, its getting bored, its losing interest and changing track to a new exciting thing. Even though, the changing track part is similar, the motivations and thought process that does it is not similar at all, If you treat a person who cannot focus with a medication to focus, it may help them, but if you treat a person who can focus initially but loses interest fast and doesn't want to come back to the task, its a totally different scenario. The significant overlap of these two conditions makes it difficult to distinguish, however for a person personally going through ADD being classified as ADHD simply does not make sense. And just because there is no research on this issue doesn't mean that its just the same, remember, research is done when there is enough funding and interest in a field. Being called dumb and lazy and unmotivated and getting bullied and tormented for it destroyed my mental health and made me fall into a on and off two year long depression; I cannot remember half of my childhood because of this goddamn disease and to be classified with outgoing, fun and extroverted people and getting said that my problems are the same as their problems is hurtful, the last thing I want is to be understood by someone, I want to be freed from this constant feeling of pretending to be something that I'm truly not Autism studies in the early days primarily had men in them, which caused women to not understand their condition properly and react to it as needed, don't you think there is a slight chance that this is happening with add and adhd research too? that people with adhd get easily classified as ADHD and people with ADD who show a lot of the same symptoms get pushed into a box where they don't belong? and get the same treatments but don't achieve the same results? Its frustrating, maybe it IS a early naming that has now been changed, but I believe there is a possibility that my condition is different, for anyone out there who is really confused please read the research paper by prof adele diamond on the difference between ADD and ADHD and how the symptoms and treatments are completely different It is human nature toseek culpability for everything wrong that has happened in your life. But we can be more than that, as a kid I cannot tell you how many times I felt like I am unintelligent, unworthy, untalented, I had no passions I had no friends, I had no one who I could relate to, at 18, and just after leaving home and everyone I love, in a foreign country as an international student I am slowly understanding the dynamics of myself. You are in no way less smart, in no way less talented, in no way less deserving of love and respect. There is a lot of arguments from people saying that medications are not a solution to ADHD and people lived without medications in the past- first of all f u, you know what else has come down since the 1990s-- suicide rates, yes there maybe natural ways where people develop natural methods to cope with their condition-- but that doesn't mean those same methods would work for living and managing life in the new world, today's society poses a lot more challenges, a lot more struggles academically and otherwise, people have a lot more to deal with, and a little help from medications goes a long way. Maybe its not a disorder at all maybe its a difference in cognition, ok, how does it affect your life? are you able to use those abilities of cognition to start a business and be successful, OR, are you a struggling teenager with mental health issues wjo is constantly depressed and suicidal failing out of college? who are you? where is your present state more leaning towards, is your adhd/add helping with your life or areyou a dustbin fire in a train wreck struggling to keep your life and relationships together? If you are the latter you should definitely seek medical help there is nothing wrong with it, if you are the former, then go ahead, you don't need any medication, this is a classical case of survivorship bias, "if I can, then you can too, there is no need for you to treat this condition, see, it helps in business and all the other interesting stuff, embrace it!!" just because one or two people on the internet are saying that their adhd/add was a blessing to them, doesn't mean that it will be the same for you too, because that is also confirmation bias, they have a prior belief, they see their lives, they see other lives who have also succeeded because of the same condition, and they feel, hmm, looks like these idiots are taking medication for nothing, well in reality it is just them confirming their own belives, it happens to everyone, even to me, but the problem is I too have evidence, when I look at my life and cannot remember even the face or names of my bullies who almost made me kill myself i feel like add has f'ed up my life. So talk to your physician about this and seek help if you really feel like it will help you get better and don't ruin your life just because of your believes, I didn't think this would turn out long, haha, hope everything turns out great for you! God bless
Where I live, when you tell people that you have a condition like this, they won't take you seriously until you grow up and get a heart attack caused by depression and anxiety in your mid 40s
I have ADD. I am more chill, calm, or relaxed. A bit of an introvert. When I was a kid, I was alway told to try harder and stop being lazy but then told "You're an intelligent person but how come I never see the work being finished? You need to try harder." and my mind would just give up and not care anymore. Now as an adult, Sometimes in life, I feel like too many things are thrown at me and I stop to care about it altogether. I literally become carefree. I also procrastinate a lot. I tell myself I'll do it later then actually forget because something else caught my mind and I've been hyper-focused on something I enjoyed doing more than the more important things 🤦
This has led me to miss appointments, pay fees, and other important stuff.
Dude we are the exact same
@@carsynhruska7313 Same
Same with me
I am exactly the same
Literally happened to me last week with the city lmao
When you explained ADD I was crying because that’s what I’ve been called me whole life, lazy or lacking motivation. I never passed my maths because the learning style I had growing up was a bit aggressive. Lucky my mum was there for me and let me know that it’s okay not to be good at everything. Recently we discovered she had ADHD and I have ADD and we now understand why we have this nagging and annoying feeling of laziness
Same! I have always wondered why I have a lack of motivation and just can't get certain things done, like start schoolwork or turn the shower on (I think I have some ingrained way of dealing with stress by staying away from the thing that's stressing me out). I started taking Vyvanse a few weeks ago and it seems to be helping, especially in school. I got sick 3 times in a row and missed 2 weeks of school and in just now getting back on track. I haven't had a proper diagnosis for ADD but my doctor thinks it might be ADD and my mom thinks it is too.
Lol just laid out my life story
@@rubymoon4990 thank you for sharing this, it honestly helps because I’m the same. I avoid anything that I decide is something I don’t like or find boring and I have to really motivate myself to do basic things. I think I’ll try to get a diagnosis so I can take medication
Same
Adults expect children to sit in a class room at a desk for hours on end in a school day 5 days a week like robots and for someone whos ADD that's torture. Kids in themselves don't wanna sit in a class room all day expecting kids who need more attention and help and getting it, is very difficult for some schools. I can go from distracted to hyper focused.. But my distracted mind makes every excuse to avoid the current boring unbearable situation I might be in.
@@rubymoon4990 Glad you’re doing better!!, but be careful with vyvanse, i was on it last year for my ADD and i lost 10 lbs because it ruined my appitite and i stopped eating and i didn’t even realize it
What a rosy picture you guys paint, the teacher holding hands with the struggling student,whole class together in support. Reality is way brutal. The "teacher" mentally harressing you over your struggles and the students being bullies and utterly useless. Even parents fail to protect and keep blaming you. I went through hell and back with my symptoms and lack of support.
Yes exactly. I was called lazy and disrespectful, shouted at, had teachers call me out and mock me in lessons for not paying attention. I've asked teachers to send me the PowerPoint we went through in a lesson because I couldn't focus and wanted to try going through it again only to get yelled at that I should have just listened in the first place. I was constantly struggling but instead of helping me, teachers just put me down and said I wasn't putting in enough effort.
This video have educational reasons and this picture was an optimal situation which should exist in real life. Thats why they drawing it,
this is how they want to see reality.
Isn’t it what you miss from your life too? ‘Cause thats how I feel about that. I’am sorry for your serious troubles too in your life.
I think we have to forgive, move on and try our best to fix this world.
I have been called horrible things by teachers, all because they interpreted my behavior as insolent.
When did you realise you had an attention disorder. The more I think back to my days in school, the more I start to think I had add. I still struggle to study and work, I've just accepted that I'm lazy. The problem is I always did well at school even if I didn't pay any attention in class or do my homework. Am I just lazy or do I have add🤔
@@curtisnaidoo2841 You can't self diagnose online, or have us diagnose you. If you think you may have ADHD then definitely go to a doctor and just check. For me, I didn't get diagnosed until I was an adult because even though I always really struggled to do work or study, I was naturally smart. So I managed to pull through in school and get decent grades despite never revising or doing homework, and never thought that my constant struggle was anything other than laziness. It was only in college where I started to really fall apart because the content was much harder, and just being naturally smart wasn't enough to get by anymore. I drastically dropped from decently high grades to lowest in the class and developed a whole lot of other mental health issues as a result of being undiagnosed for so long. You may very well have ADHD too, people can appear to do well in school on the surface up to a certain age without revision or homework if they're naturally smart and therefore not get diagnosed till adulthood.
This Felt like a commercial
I'm pretty sure it was, and although there were some good points, I overall felt this was kind of oversimplified, pandering, ableist and rather offensive, and I don't get offended that easily. But as someone who lives with ADHD, this did not do us justice at all.
@@hannahpeek414 me (someone with add) have a lot harder to feel any emotions except irritation, sooo.. that was completely jumped. But in my opinion, they give a basic understanding of the subject and the biggest things about it. For example what not do to maybe hurt them
catch add and adhd today!
The music
Gramaly-
ADD reached close to home. I was literally on the verge of tears. I'm not lazy like my parents say, I'm not unmotivated, I just can't concentrate.
If they’re your biological parents, one of them will definitely have struggled with these things, probably not as much and in a different time (it was easier being like this before the internet) so that may be why they lack empathy on the subject. Show them this video maybe?
real
If feel you, when i first realized i was literally sobbing. It hits hard.
so many times i have told people ... its not that i dont want to is that i cant ... its hard to put words on it and most people around called it an excuse... its sucks tbh
I grew out of it by middle school, but suffered with it for early elementary years. No drugs.
I was diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with related health challenges.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
Yes he's Dr.benfungi. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
I have ADD and SAD. I get called lazy and stupid 24/7 by my parents, and friends. No matter How much i try to consentrate or get good grades i literally cant. My memory is horrible and i cant even study for more than 1 minute without being distracted or bored asf, and ive got zero motivation to do anything that Im not interested in
Same whenever I’m doing something like doing schoolwork or reading it’s hard for me to focus on one thing and I have to do something else like listening to music or watch RUclips videos
I have dyslexia and probably also ADD. The worst thing for me is that I go in a school where everybody does so well and there’s a lot of pressure to do well. And the tests in my school are literally harder than in other schools. I somewhat regret choosing this school😅 But at least there’s good help from the people that work in my school and the other students because they are so good in school. COVID hit me really hard but I’m starting to do better now❤️
@@enmanniska5751 same I get stressed out with all of my work and then when I get bad grades and when my parents yell at me when I get bad grades I just cry
Get medicated
@@theycallmealex454 bro yes. What an insane game changer!!
2:10-2:42 As a 22 year old college student who recently got diagnosed with ADD, this couldn't be more accurate to what I experienced for years. I was a great student in high school and thought I'd simply burned myself out going into college. The consequences of doing academically worse snowballed until I hit my rock-bottom, but after getting treatment for the condition, the difference is far beyond what the term 'night & day' could ever emphasize. Topics that would've seemed impossible to grasp a few months ago are well within my ability to understand now.
Edit: For those asking for the type of medication I take, I’d rather keep that answer private, as not every case of ADD & ADHD is the same. In a parallel manner, sharing what I take might not be what YOU need. Getting consultation on the treatment you might need is something that should be done with your psychiatrist or a similar medical professional. Hope this isn’t taken the wrong way; intent behind the comment is to ensure those of you who also need help are encouraged to get the RIGHT help
That’s very encouraging to hear. Just got diagnosed at the same age as you and my experience has been like you described. I hope I can also fix my academic performance
Same here bro. I failed the first semester of my masters, getting the second lowest grade of everyone in the class. I used to look at the others and think “how the tf do they do this?”. I got diagnosed during the summer and repeated that same class eventually getting the highest grade this time. Beyond night&day is exactly how I felt. These other people were never superhuman, they were simply wired correctly. All this stuff that I thought was impossible is so simple when you can actually pay attention in your classes and process what you’re reading in a book. I wish I could help all the others in the same position who don’t realise the condition they have.
@@MrLethalShots Very happy that things got better for you, this gives me hope. I have an appointment in a few days to get my medication and I hope I get the same change as you guys have. I have my mid-semester exams now and things are not looking good.
@@MrLethalShots I want to get tested, because in hindsight I've been struggling all my life with problems that seem to point to ADD. May I ask what exactly made the night&day difference (medication?) and how does it manifest?
I went trough the same, after one semester I failed my apprenticeship and school as well but since I’m on stimulants everything works out well!
This is the worst disorder to have in an Asian Household :')
Oh fuck
I feel you bro same here
LOL
Update guys:
I no longer suffer from it
I just have it :)
@@ahmedyashfi haha good
I was diagnosed with add at a young and but people still get confused and think I’m lazy. :(
And i dont know if i have add or am just lazy well any way where i live these are not real diseases
I think to the outside world we seem lazy as we visually look normal, talk normal, etc. I take some organic meds to help me concentrate but I still have to use sooo much energy to just get done what must be done.. By the evening I don't want to reply to most loved ones messages as I'm mentally drained. It feels like a snake eating its tail.
Don't I know it . I have been called lazy and annoying by my parents and sister but they denied it .
I feel you, I have pretty severe ADD and am constantly told
I am lazy, which leads to me being depressed and then people just say I am a depressed loser with a terrible work ethic
I have ADD, and I can tell you with 100% certainty....I am INCREDIBLY LAZY. I also get bored with some things insanely quickly in general, but if I don't need to do work, I will gladly ignore it until the absolute last minute. That doesn't mean I won't do my best to get the job done, but I'd rather just avoid doing it if possible.
Soooo many people think ADHD and ADD are the same but those of us without the "H" catch utter hell from spouses and bosses/coworkers at times because we aren't fidgety or display typical ADHD symptoms. It makes daily life an unnecessary struggle sometimes. Great video and love the drawings
I’m ADD in terms of forgetfulness, losing items. But Im adhd in terms of fidgeting and constantly changing subjects. I don’t think im impatient though or talkative.
I've seen a lot of people confuse ADD with ADHD. ADD is ADHD without the hyperactivity. That's it. It's that simple.
ADD doesn't exist anymore though. This is an outdated term.
You either have ADHD inattentive type, ADHD hyperactive type, or ADHD combined type.
This video is just kind of bullshit.
Its because there's no with or without hyperactivity/impulsivity. Its mainly degrees of hyperactivity/impulsivity.
My diagnosis is ADHD-predominately inattentive *presentation* (formerly ADD) which is to say I struggle most with inattention but the H part is still there: impulse spending, interrupting, fidgeting...etc
@@ryno4ever433 EXACTLY!! Everyone thinks there is a difference between the two.
Pretty much
@@ryno4ever433 who the hell cares and who the hell asked?
I'm 33 and I just recently was diagnosed with ADD. But instead of having a moment of enlightenment about myself i only seem to become even more depressive thinking about how i got treated by my parents, classmates, friends, teachers, bosses, coworkers etc. and how absolutely devoid of any kind of selfesteem i ended up with: feeling useless, hiding from the world, not finding my place in it as if i were an alien... ive been in therapy for a year now.... i wonder if they can make me a functioning human being again...
Honestly I’ve always been looked down upon as well, and I can never follow instructions, I get happy when I do basic things right, I have poor motor skills. I forgot stuff and I can’t even talk to people.
it also doesn’t help that I’m ugly. I know when people say that, they look okay but J literally am ugly.. apparently.. when I was in pre-k, I was washing my hands in the bathroom and this 5th grade was talking to her friend about something, then out of the blue I heard them call my name and call me ugly and then I turned around and she was like “oh sorry” and blamed her friend for saying it when she didn’t. I didn’t even know who the fuck she was, how did she even know me? Then in elementary school kids would always look at me in disgust, no one wanted to be paired with me or to be in a group with me, everytime I’d smile people cringe, middle school was bad too, even my classmate cringe when my ex friend asked them if I was pretty. It took a toll on my mental health, now I really don’t wanna do anything.
I zoned out when it got yo the part I was tying to listen to. Lol
Same:)
same!!!
Lazy till yea find some that get yea going then go at 100x harder then anyone else need that dopamine spike!
I had a stroke reading this
Are you Scottish?
No I am from Pottsylvania I am from Pottsylvania
@@jonathanjollimore7156 the mystery deepens
@@jonathanjollimore7156 must be Amish😭😭jk
I got diagnosed with ADD just recently and my parents still complain about my homework and have no idea how difficult for me to do it, it is. I'm going to show them this and see if they can finally figure out that telling me to do it or you're going to drop down a class, or, you aren't going to make it into your school if you don't do this.
I can't argue back kuz I'll just cry
Be careful using that word “add.” Some donkey is going to reply and tell you add isn’t a real word and your diagnosis is bs or some other stupid shit.
You’re parents should sit down and help you with it. If they are not helping you solve the problem then they are the lazy ones avoiding their responsibility.
man, ive been having the same issues, bro when i try to explain things i just cant, then i get really depressed idek, also dont be discouraged all the time, instead of taking add medicine, take the adhd medicine becuase you feel more motivated and everything, i love people telling me to work harder because i always end up working harder, and i never get offended if someone doesnt understand me, like bro people who care are just dumb, if you want to be imporatant in life you have to get out there once in a while and try hard. i got high honor roll this semester, its all about the work and efffort
I can’t believe I’m just now getting diagnosed. I definitely have ADD. I’m a senior and I’m probably gonna retake my ACT. When I took the ACT I knew it would be a struggle because I work slow and the test is timed. Even with all this pressure to work fast I still found my mind wandering away from my test and I kept getting sidetracked.
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Its better to take it slow, rushing is not good,….. if you need more time for tests, accommodations would need to be given to you
You get extra time on tests w/ADHD. See if your place offers accomidations.
I was diagnosed with ADD and I am now 30 years of age, currently in a job where I get called lazy, selfish and even stupid . No matter how hard I try, it over stimulates my mind and I get confused .
As an ADD person I find it very hard to sit on chairs. Like I just CANNOT sit on a chair without getting up all the time, changing my position and so on. So I sit on the floor most of the time. In school I used to leave the classroom during breaks, so that i could find somewhere to sit on the floor peacefully. Can you relate?
I can relate very heavily. I cant sit on a chair without moving around on it
that happened to me in elementary id have to squat in my chair and this one substitute teacher told me i was sitting like a frog 🥲
Me at the cinema: how many times can I shift my position on my seat.
Also me: YES
I can relate in the sense that I need to get up and reposition all the time, but I don't think the floor is more comfortable than a chair and desk.
people with ADD still show signs like this so the video's explaination is pretty shitty
I mean, ADD doesn't exactly exist, as far as I know. It's literally a form of ADHD, called inattentive type ADHD, rather than an entirely seperate condition.
@@porkedbeans5744 Huh, really? Everything I've heard indicates that ADD is no longer diagnosed as ADD, but instead as a type of ADHD. I'm not saying the symptoms are fake or anything, more that the term "ADD" is defunct.
@@porkedbeans5744 I honestly can't find any website claiming ADHD and ADD are completely distinct diagnoses, only sites that back up what I already thought, that ADD is a subtype of ADHD and is now more commonly referred to as inattentive type ADHD. Do you have any links backing up your claim?
@@porkedbeans5744 add and adhd is legit simular add is an outdated word and only discribes inatititave adhd, the word adhd means inatitive and hyproactive or the other type of adhd or even both
@@porkedbeans5744 in short add is legit adhd its just outdated way of saying it
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I’m 12 and I haven’t been to a psychologist before. I’ve been getting ADD/ADHD symptoms, my parents say I’m just lazy and I need to pay attention and I would be more active and running around if I had ADHD. I hope I can get tested. It might not be anything but I want to make sure. I might just be overreacting. 🤷🏾♀️
Edit: I’ve gone to a counselor and she thinks I have anxiety. I’m fine now even though sometimes I have really tired days or really active days. I’m not worried about it much anymore, even though I think I’ve been having more ADD/ADHD symptoms unless it’s my anxiety.
Girl I felt the same way, but then my mom took me to a specialist one day and got me diagnosed. So if you suspect that you mighy have it, do some research. And maybe compare other people's experiences with ADHD to your own
Check if you can go through your school to see a psychologist employed by the school district. Start advocating for yourself now & never let up, because school & medical systems will find every reason to ignore you, & not just about ADD/ADHD. Document everything, from the first time you ask to see a school psychologist, the date you asked, who you asked, their response, & the date you have your first appointment, the date you get an IEP (Individualized Education Program
), if that's a thing where you are. Be sure they know you take it seriously, be sure they see you writing it all down.
ADD/ADHD is not a measure of intelligence, so don't let anyone tell you you're too smart to have it, or that "you're bright, you're just lazy." If you get put on medication, document how it makes you feel, & if something makes you feel ill or funny in the head, speak up about that too. Some people will go through a couple different medications before they find the right one.
There's a great website called ADDitude (additudemag . com) that has articles & symptom checkers. It can't diagnose you, but you can get info that will help back you up when you start self-advocating.
I wish I could go back in time & tell my younger self all this. I'm 42 & realize I've been struggling with ADD my whole life, but I didn't look like the stereotypical hyperactive kids, so they let me fall through the cracks.
@@megb412my parents say that. I’m 13 and I’ve been struggling with this. They say that it’s lack of discipline and that I’m too smart to have it. They say that I shouldn’t be thinking such negative thoughts then say I have depression. I don’t think I’m depressed just because I’m trying to get help .-.
@@megb412oh, and they are 100% against medicine. They say that they just drug you and destroy your body
@@RoadtoStick I think I ended up with some depression because no one took my struggles seriously. Are they completely opposed to all meds? I haven't been able to get regular ADHD meds myself, but a Bupropion prescription helped me quite a bit. (Just sayin')
I was diagnosed with ADD today. I thought that I had ADHD, but knowing that the h part is specifically the hyperactivity externally, that makes me feel a lot better. The time and I do have periods of spontaneous motivation but it's not constant.
I felt like as I got older and I spent 7 years on ADD/ADHD medication from middle school to high school and once I graduated I got off on it and I learned more about myself when I was off it! I sometimes hated being on that medication in high school because it made me antisocial and i would beat myself up if I fail at something. Honestly after I joined the military and made it through initial training it got me to grow out of those issues! Whoever is reading this and if your struggling always set your mind to what you want to accomplish in life!
What branch?
@@FigureFarter army
@@soulcrusher-zt2mn Nice, one of classmates wants be in the air force
I’m so thankful my mom and brother had adhd and there wasn’t pressure on us to excel in school. We found out I had add later on in life because I wasn’t outwardly similar to my mom and brother. So I’m thankful for the environment I had.
I recently got diagnosed with ADD and everything from my whole childhood just makes sense now.
But if you were really diagnosed then you know it's ADHD not ADD (no longer in the DSM)
What subtype are you? F.0?
Innatentive
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just cause you were tested and everything makes sense now, don't blame everything on that, work hard my man, holy crap its so important that you work for your gaols even when you cant focus, its exciting! You learn to love things, its weird and it worked/works for me now
I’m so glad there’s videos out there highlighting the differences between the 2 disorders, because as a person with ADD, I cannot tell you how many times people have said I have ADHD because that’s the only learning disorder they know, so I appreciate the video greatly!☺️
Why this channel lacks of subscribers and views. I had ADHD an when I was kid and this video made my youth into a (almost) 4 minute video. It contains every info needed for most poeple.
That is helpful for parents who don’t understand their kid(s) and by that realize their errors.
This channel could make this world better.
You always have adhd it doesn’t go away, you just learn to work around it
Thank you for making whatever this is. As someone who has ADD i feel like people dont talk about it enough and when people are diagnosed like me nobody believes them because nobody knows it exists.
I have ADD and my dad does not seem to understand how hard just "working harder" is.
ADD used to go crazy for me I h a v e to keep my routine in tact daily
I always thought I had ADD because i sat relatively still and didn't interrupt as much but I was diagnosed with ADHD and the reason I sat still and didn't interrupt is because I would sit on my legs so I didn't swing them bounce them or lean my chair back and forth and I didn't interrupt because I'd keep biting my tounge till It hurt as to not say something while someone was speaking but that lead me to not hear what the person said and not remember what I was going to say
so the reason the doctors could tell it was ADHD is because I'd sit with my legs crossed and peel my skin around my nails and they said they could see my jaw clench occasionally when they'd been talking for a while and said they could see my eyes yelling "i have something to say!"
So basically the reason I thought I had ADD is because my teachers would constantly punish my for tipping my chair or talking in class which caused me to develop generalized anxiety and hide things that I simply cannot control so I now have to litteraly peel my skin and bite my tounge in fear of people getting annoyed at me
ADD is adhd. it just depends on how u present on a spectrum. you present both hyperactive and inattentive, some may struggle with one more than the other but it's all still the same condition. ADD isn't actually its own condition anymore its just adhd- ADD was removed as a seperate condition in like 1990
I’m so thankful someone can explain a difference between adhd and add. As someone with add, saying that and having people say it’s the same as adhd, it’s kind of hard. I don’t let it get too into my head, but sometimes it’s frustrating so thank you
It’s is technically though. ADHD has three subtypes and ADD is the outdated term for inattentive- type ADHD.
I have ADD, and I cannot begin to tell you how difficult it was to watch this video because of the loud background music. It made it so difficult for me to focus on the words and remembering what was said.
2:25 my parents never understood this
mine either-
I hate having ADD
Same for me
Interesting that this video talks about the distinction between ADD and ADHD in 2021, yet clinicians don't even distinguish between these two things anymore. Everything is ADHD now with subtypes of inattentive, hyperactive, and combine.
How do you get this wrong?
Because of old information that still circulates.
@@robrobusa The video was produced this year though. They didn't do their research at all. It's irresponsible to talk about a topic like this without researching it. This is also like pop science. They're making generalizations in the video that don't really have to do with symptoms.
There is a certain level of discomfort among many people with non-hyperactive ADHD, where they feel that "ADHD" doesn't describe their experience. Yes, they've read the words in the DSM but they feel it doesn't fit properly.
Yeah this is a very outdated perspective on ADHD.
“They’re basically impatient due to a shorter attention span.” I mean, yeah, people with ADHD can have shorter directed attention spans, but that is only tangential at-best to a person’s patience. It’s more that we’ve been conditioned to act quickly, since future distractions might cause us to forget forget about it.
Well I got diagnosed with ADD last year so apperantly it still fucking exists idc if people call is ADHD cuz its not the friking same! ADD is so diffrent like omg
The term ADD is no longer used to describe inattentive type. It's only ADHD which can present itself in 3 different ways, Hyperactive type, Inattentive type or Combined type.
It‘s still used. I got diagnosed with ADD not even a year ago
I got diagnosed with the last one but I dont get what exactly it means…like either u are hyperactive adhd or not add??
@@Spearb0811
People say ADD is non hyperactive ADHD while ADHD is (that’s why the “H” is gone, it stands for hyperactive).
This is because some people, especially women/girls, show their symptoms differently than others.
Ex.) Rather than being talkative, they daydream. Both are symptoms of ADHD, but one would be considered ADD (daydreaming) and the other ADHD (talkative), based on what is considered “hyperactive” by the medical community.
But, this still shouldn’t be used because it isn’t as simple as that and ADHD is quite different than just this and that. So just use ADHD.
ADD is outdated anyway, no one should be getting “diagnosed” with it. :)
@@yuluvii I just gotta go w/problem of focusing and concentration cuz ADHD don’t fit at all cuz I’m always tired
@@Spearb0811
Well, just because it doesn’t fit your symptoms doesn’t mean its other “form” exists.
I was diagnosed with ADD as a child, made worse upon the diagnosis was the talking between specialists, teachers and my mum like i wasn't even in the room with them, like i have some sort of 'problem'. It wasn't until I started taking my own health into my own hands that I realized how truly manageable and impermanent anything such as ADD is. I took martial arts from a young age which required active listening which became exercised because I was passionate about it unlike school where 9/10 teachers were black and white machines which take themselves home after a long day regurgitating the same shit they do every other day to polish off a bottle or two of wine being the unmotivated functioning alcoholics that they are, understandably so. My education truly began once I left school and this labeling of myself as a 'problem' has taken decades to heal from whilst this complex still plays itself out so I choose to stay alone for the most part and foresee the remainder of my future to be just like this, yes this is depressing, but it beats the same style of judgement I've incurred my whole life from feeling 'different'. So it's strange to see these walls of separation still been cast onto children, worse again, they're then given literal narcotics under the guise of it being helpful. Next minute every kid at the school is approaching your innocent 'problem' child asking to buy pills off them and you'd be none the wiser.
Mainly the adhd/add pill deals happen in colleges. Aderall is a popular one for them to get bc I think the reason I heard was that it’s cheap or just bc it might be a common one idk, but yeah I remember my doctor telling me this when I was questioning why I couldn’t just bring my medicine around with me and why it was a big deal if I forgot to give some to the nurse. Bc later on I’d need to be careful to not do that bc they might get stolen.
I’ve literally heard about adhd/add kids with meds have theirs get like stolen/taken around times of exams (mostly kids who carried it themselves)
I don't think I have adhd. I mean I can't figure out, its getting hard. Can someone please help me out. I am inattentive and I constantly am playing things in my head, which makes me ignore the present. It's like I'm awake but asleep, things are going on in front of my eyes but Im not paying attention and can't recall what happens later. I feel low energy throughout the day, I think night or evenings are a little better. I don't know if it's bcuz I don't usually wake up early in the morning. Maybe it's become a habit, but idk.
Its best not to self diagnose, try seeing a psychatrist and talk about it with them.
@@huejazz998 your right. But not everybody will have the access to a good psychiatrist. Here, where I live, I don't rlly trust them. We don't have many, and most diagnose the people with bipolar disorder only . Almost everybody who visits has bipolar, idk if it's for real, but is my town rlly full of bipolar. A good one in the city is rlly expensive
Could be anything from inattentive type ADHD to an underactive thyroid, or any number of other things. You can have a look into symptoms or youtube videos on the subject, and maybe something will stand out to you and make you go "hey, a lot of those symptoms sound awful familiar to me", which might give you a better idea of what's going on, but there's really no replacement for a professional diagnosis.
You should always get diagnosed by a psychiatrist. But these videos can help you to know what you might need to look into. I doesn't necessarily have to be adhd or add it can be other things like lack of vitamins, sleep and so on.
Get some blood tests done to check your hormones too.
wow thank you for this 😻
I have ADD and ODD... It's not easy to deal with it especially when you're young, That's when you don't know what to do when certain emotions come up.
Please if you know people with any of these symptomps, Be there for them.. They really need your support. I wish you all the best of luck dealing with these issues
I have add and asperger, ADD still undiagnozed surprisingly but I've been called lazy my whole life and struggled to do task fast. I am not that sad as illustrated, thank god.
Great channel!
I have ADD and in the video what you said is true! I could take medication for my ADD but my parents don’t have the money for it… I don’t like to talk about school life with my parents because I feel like they wouldn’t understand… I have low self esteem because I always take things the wrong way… My friends sit with someone else I take it as they don’t wanna be my friend anymore… If I fail a test I am a failure and I don’t get to eat… I have issues but don’t talk to anyone because I it’s scary talking about those things… If you read this thanks for letting me vent.
I like the cartoon art 😁
Sad how true this is, I always get called lazy and not motivated it just honestly made me hate myself more I’m just understanding what I have and now I know I’m not the only one hang in there
I feel you can honestly be both. Depending on environment. When I was a kid I was in a very hostile household. I’d go to school terrified unable to concentrate. I was told I had add. But as a adult I was told I have adhd because I am everywhere all the time. I’m not sad or anything but get bored with things very quickly and wanna learn everything. Tried medication and it actually helped so much. I realize I wasn’t dumb I just had a chemical imbalance. Diet helped as well. Running seemed to literally almost fix it all on top of diet. I walked a straight line for a while. But now we’ll no medication and I’m swinging from one job to the next, one book to the next. You get the point lol.
You can have symptoms of both or just one or the other (from what I heard)
there’s *inattentive disorder* and that’s more like struggling to intake information, losing your belongings and being easily distracted.
There’s *hyper activity/impulsive* where you talk a lot, can’t sit down, always fidget and are impatient.
And then there’s this thing called *combined* where you experienced both symptoms, with varying degrees. (One is more prevalent than the other) you also always scramble todo everything at once, wanting to rush 😊and because of that, you do none of it.
As someone with ADD thank you for clarifying the difference between them.
so helpful thanks!
One of my most favorite thing said about adhd is “you try twice as hard only to barely get by”
I have inattentiveness but I'm not generally hyperactive except for interrupting and drifting attention when people are speaking, though I try to catch myself.
Finally now I know what ADD truly is. I was diagnosed with it back in grade 1 and ever since then never rlly knew what it was and never bothered to research it.
I got to minute two in the video and realized I wasn’t paying attention… I’m glad this video is reaching its intended audience!
I have ADD and this explains it well I also have autism, APD, ASD, anxiety,
I told my doctor I thought I had ADD and wanted to get a formal diagnosis but he just said to me that there's no treatment for adults with it so there's no point
Lies. Be selective. Especially if youre a femaleA lot of ppl downgrade the severity or deny the very existence of the disorder. Those who don't might only treat kids. Seek treatment from someone who specializes in Adult Adhd. Not all doctors are created equal.
@@erikawright1510 thank you for the response. I've only just had a notification for this. I'm going to change doctors now I've moved towns so hopefully I'll get a more understanding one this time
@@ControlAllDa1337 praying for you! Keep your head up!
@@erikawright1510 thanks again Erika. It's something that has held me back for years. I'm doing okay in life but feel if I didn't have all the complications of ADD I would have achieved so much more
Any time you ask for something like a diagnostic & a doctor says no, tell them you want them you write it in your chart. Also document everything.
Ending the video with offering a person with ADHD a cup of coffee is pretty funny
I once had a kid in class during my elementary school days who had ADHD, and the only thing I knew was the hyperactivity part. The details displayed here was what I wish I knew about then.
Me, a person with adhd watching this, losing focus, and having to rewind.
the only reason I'm sure i have add is because my mom shows all the symptoms for add herself and so do i show some (which are really annoying). neither of us have been diagnosed with it yet, but i got diagnosed with general anxiety instead since i have been growing depressed over my studies and behavioral issues and now it's worst since the meds are obv not helping and I'm scared i might get worse marks in math again. it sucks!!
OMG SAME. I was kinda diagnosed with it, i talked to a therapy lady (Idk the word in english) for a long time, and she still wasnt sure if I had add, JUST because i wasnt hyperactive and walked around in class like some ppl with adhd do. My mom also has all of the symptons. Which is why Im pretty sure i have it because add and adhd can be genetic. I was also diagnosed with social anxiety. I also get shitty grades in math so i feel you. Nothing helps
@@thea9153 omg i hope everything gets better for you! keep safe buddy and don't sweat it. I'm sure we'll get the right diagnosis sometime. also i do have social anxiety that's why i as all lonely but my mom told the doc i was just a sad lonely child so i got my diagnosis with anhedonia 🤠
I hate that the ADD thing explained my life perfectly. Like my parents always called me lazy so I started acting this way. (I just remember I had to do something else instead of watch youtube video’s) my grades were low because I could never finish the test because of a lack of focus, but the parts I did make I often had at least 70%/80% of the questions right.
I had no idea about what caused ADD so that’s really nice to know :D
My least favorite phrase: “don’t you dare blame it on your ADD or ADHD”
frfrfrfrfrfrfrrfrfrfrr pleaseeeeeeee tell me about this happens all the time and its frustrating. If it's something that you think I can't blame on then why don't we switch places and you can take my hell fr
They just diagnosed me with ADD and I‘m so happy I can prove myself that I‘m not dumb.
I have something in between the two, since I can sometimes have hyperactivity spikes
god- i have the same, its just a random urge to spit out energy ig, once i was chatting with a friend when I felt one and idk what the hell I did but I think I just kinda started attacking a tree..? I think I just started to hit it or smth but AHAH She won't let me live a day without reminding me about the tree incident.
Hmm, there's maybe some misinformation or partial info in here. I suggest wider viewing / reading. Try channels including How To ADHD, Totally ADD and ADDitude for more info, amongst others
I have adhd,add,anxiety,and ocd so let’s explain my life!
My adhd makes it hard to focus and all that. My add is so hard to cope with because people always call me lazy. My anxiety makes me feel scared and nervous to fail so I try harder and my ocd makes me want everything to be perfect and organized.So all of my issues kinda fight each other off so it kinda makes this stuff easier for me
it's so true when you said "they easily get bored" me at every single video 20 seconds in "well this is boring"
My coworker to me everyday, "you should try harder to learn" or "you are not really helping the team with anything" "you get paid to just sit around" ...I am really tired of this life, I really wish they could spend a day in my shoes😭...and what hurts the most is I wasn't always like this.
I have both ADD and an anxiety disorder. I was diagnosed with those a long time ago.
Over the years I've had many people (family, friends, coworkers, etc.) try telling me that my diagnosis is wrong and they try saying that I actually have ADHD. I know the difference between ADD and ADHD. I definitely don't have ADHD. Plus I've had multiple doctors tell me that I have ADD and an anxiety disorder. Not just one doctor. Multiple doctors.
I think more people need to learn the difference between ADD and ADHD. So many people are uneducated on the two and it's very frustrating.
Btw for those not aware, someone with ADD and an anxiety disorder can show symptoms that are similar to ADHD, but it's not the same thing. There are still differences.
This video is innacurate since the distinction between ADD and ADHD is not made since many years
sry could you explain simpler for my slow working brain and bad english?
@@maria75426 add is adhd inatitive type in short terms, the word add was used ages ago and evolved to the word adhd
@@somefatkid2080 um maybe it’s because I am not an native English speaker but… no, not at all ? I was diagnosed 20 years ago and there was a distinction between the two but I am still diagnosed with ADD ?
Okay my bad I get what you mean I just checked, now people just use the category « ADHD »as a genral therm do determine the disorder which includes ADD too :)
@@corbillat6718 why tf are you so mad? Call it add i dont care im just saying its an outdated term that is now called adhd which includes the other types of adhd not just initiative type, also that guy asked for an explanation i helped him so why you going for me?
I was diagnosed last Friday with ADD and here I am 💀
I was diagnosed like 4 months ago
@@dreamflier2676 it depends on the place u live
Hi as a medical personnel I tell my clients to always checkup on their family. To know if they are okay. But I didn't have enough time for mine and I didn't notice that my child had ADHD. But I am greatful to Dr Iyhere on youtube for providing a lasting treatment for him. I appreciate you sir.
I have ADD and my younger brother has ADHD. We both have prescribed medicine that we take to help us focus better but obviously it's not perfect. We both still struggle with school. Also, a side effect of the medicine I take is loss of appetite and sometimes I'll go 2 - 3 days without anything to eat, which is a huge problem for someone like me who is already severely underweight. Also for me, I often struggle to breathe which also makes it hard to focus, and I also experience most of the things that the other comments say.
Long story short, living with ADD (and ADHD) is really hard, and medication isn't for everyone. To everyone else who has to deal with these disorders, I hope you get the support you need to help you succeed.
P. S. Not that anyone cares, but I was diagnosed with ADD when I was very young, so to me, none of this stuff is new to me.
i’m pretty sure i have ADD but my mom always tell my that i’m just lazy and it actually really hurts me when she says that making me feel like i’m just crazy- but she doesn’t even know what’s going on in my head… i just wish she would know how i feel. i’m a freshman this year and ADD has really affected me in bad way because i decided to take 1 ap class and and the rest pre-AP and it sucks and it always hurts when i’m trying so hard to get my stuff done and i just have my parents calling me lazy and that i’m not trying hard enough and then all on top of that i’m in my schools marching band and in concert season this year i made the varsity band and it can be really tough sometimes i just wish my parents would understand yk ?
I'm copy/pasting some things I wrote to others here, hope you don't mind.
Check if you can go through your school to see a psychologist employed by the school district. Start advocating for yourself now & never let up, because school & medical systems will find every reason to ignore you, & not just about ADD/ADHD. Document everything, from the first time you ask to see a school psychologist, the date you asked, who you asked, their response, & the date you have your first appointment, the date you get an IEP (Individualized Education Program
), if that's a thing where you are. Be sure they know you take it seriously, be sure they see you writing it all down.
ADD/ADHD is not a measure of intelligence, so don't let anyone tell you you're too smart to have it, or that "you're bright, you're just lazy." If you get put on medication, document how it makes you feel, & if something makes you feel ill or funny in the head, speak up about that too. Some people will go through a couple different medications before they find the right one.
There's a great website called ADDitude (additudemag . com) that has articles & symptom checkers. It can't diagnose you, but you can get info that will help back you up when you start self-advocating.
Much of what's going on is a lack of dopamine, so people with our condition not only find focusing a challenge, but especially on tasks & topics that don't help the brain make dopamine. Some of us who fell through the cracks, as it were, ended up with dopamine-seeking tendencies like over-eating, retail therapy, drugs, thrill-seeking, etc. Don't let that be you. (Although things like dance & music can help! Keep up the band stuff, music is a lifeline.)
I made it through most of school because I had a structure/schedule, but without those things, as an adult, I felt even more broken & lost.
Came here to see if i had anything in common, got lost in my thoughts after a sentence i heard and forgot to focus💀💀💀💀
Paused this video 5 into my maladaptive daydreaming 😭oh my
literally had to watch this multiple times because i was thinking about random things
I wish all science Videos are like this
me finding out this at 30 realising that all the time the bad voices in my head and the demotivator demons from my childhood have not been my fault and i was just born this way. Every kid i know enjoyed their lives while i lived under constant anxiety and depression. Haven't had a girlfriend ever and don't earn as much as my peers. Was bullied through two schools and haven't gotten any promotion even after trying my best. It's not easy being me but I guess we get what we get.
my pov: parents wont take me to see if i have any of these so i try to make it seem logical if i have one of them or not-
Woah! I have ADHD now I figured out why I’m so disruptive at school. I always have an urge to make noise… not for attention, it just happens. I would have such a strong urge… it’s like I just got a clue. Thank you so much! Have a great day!
I was diagnosed with ADD 20+ years ago by my primary care physician. At that time she explained that there is a huge difference between ADD and ADHD, and I don’t have the H part. I find it amusing that I’m just starting to see articles about that very subject.
I watched the video at 2x speed and had to go back to the whole video cuz i was daydreaming
Yup- all round yup lol. I was constantly told I need to try harder in subjects I really struggled with- Maths and Science being the top 2. Yet get me in a Design tech class, art or drama, I'd be really driven and focused. I wouldn't say I have the hyperactivity, but literally every single one of my behaviours is textbook ADD! The question is, how do you get a doctor to take you seriously enough to actually get a diagnosis?! I've tried twice with my GP and the enquiries haven't followed through.
I have add and when i saw this video, it kinda made me feel better
Well ADHD explanation just fuked me up more than I thought.
When it comes to focus amongst other things, my son excels at video games, star wars, marvel and the stuff he is interested in. He can break that stuff down all the way.
I'm school, he is the complete opposite in certain subjects. Observed him in his math class today and he loses focus
I was diagnosed of A.D.H.D on time at an early stage of my life, and as a result I was home schooled, I wasn't happy about my condition especially when I see my siblings going to school every morning. As the years went by, I got to know about Dr Iyhere on youtube and I have tried out his sessions and drugs, I started day school last spring and it has been amazing.
I have ADHD and my sister has ADD but my parents don't really care ,they thing it is normal and they always call us messy, misbehaving and lazy 🙁🥹if you have ADHD or add just know your not alone...♥️
Right, I’m so tired of it I just want help
I wish my mom had gotten me the help I needed when my teachers told her I might have adhd. Been diagnosed for a year and it hasn’t been easy.
I have ADD, all of my teachers know this, even my friends, but still call me lazy, especially one teacher, she would constantly bash me for this, it made me believe i was stupid, she still does this from time time, I just kinda live with it at this point, im gonna have to see her next probably due to failing grad's sadly
My entire life has just been explained in 3 minutes and 50 seconds
It was ADD all along, tried to finish my college thesis, but everytime I do it, its just I can't, there's sometime my fingers just freezes and my mind went blank, I even shouted and just about to cry like I cannot do it anymore.
I have ADD and I can relate on another level
Due to the nature of my job I have been unable to try out alot of things, also I tend to be forgetful of things so I went to the hospital and I was asked to conduct some tests. When the doctors told me I had ADHD, and meeting Dr Iyhere after all these so called treatments, my life has been quite difficult.
One of my friends has ADHD and i had an evaluation for add testing, but my friend will kick me, jump on my shoulders and hit me with stuff even when I tell her to stop, I know it’s because of her ADHD and I respect that but it gets painful at times
I have adhd and thats not how we act if they are hitting you thats prolly not because of adhd im not going to lie to you
@@WyaSlay she has really bad of the hyperactivity part of it- and two days ago I got results and have adhd, anxiety, and some form of depression. But she honestly is probably just like that in general
@@Subjected_To_Furs yeah
Andy advice on having ADD, and ADHD?
There is a paper published by adele diamond clearly explaining the difference between ADD and ADHD, it is from 2005, I am sad to find a lot of people in the comments saying there is no difference between ADD and ADHD the term is not the only thing that has changed, for example, for me with ADD the main problem is not the distractions, but the motivation, ADD is more introverted whereas ADHD is more extroverted. For people with ADHD, its hyperactivity, always on the go, always changing track to a new thing, for me its more sluggish, its getting bored, its losing interest and changing track to a new exciting thing.
Even though, the changing track part is similar, the motivations and thought process that does it is not similar at all, If you treat a person who cannot focus with a medication to focus, it may help them, but if you treat a person who can focus initially but loses interest fast and doesn't want to come back to the task, its a totally different scenario.
The significant overlap of these two conditions makes it difficult to distinguish, however for a person personally going through ADD being classified as ADHD simply does not make sense. And just because there is no research on this issue doesn't mean that its just the same, remember, research is done when there is enough funding and interest in a field.
Being called dumb and lazy and unmotivated and getting bullied and tormented for it destroyed my mental health and made me fall into a on and off two year long depression; I cannot remember half of my childhood because of this goddamn disease and to be classified with outgoing, fun and extroverted people and getting said that my problems are the same as their problems is hurtful, the last thing I want is to be understood by someone, I want to be freed from this constant feeling of pretending to be something that I'm truly not
Autism studies in the early days primarily had men in them, which caused women to not understand their condition properly and react to it as needed, don't you think there is a slight chance that this is happening with add and adhd research too? that people with adhd get easily classified as ADHD and people with ADD who show a lot of the same symptoms get pushed into a box where they don't belong? and get the same treatments but don't achieve the same results?
Its frustrating, maybe it IS a early naming that has now been changed, but I believe there is a possibility that my condition is different, for anyone out there who is really confused please read the research paper by prof adele diamond on the difference between ADD and ADHD and how the symptoms and treatments are completely different
It is human nature toseek culpability for everything wrong that has happened in your life. But we can be more than that, as a kid I cannot tell you how many times I felt like I am unintelligent, unworthy, untalented, I had no passions I had no friends, I had no one who I could relate to, at 18, and just after leaving home and everyone I love, in a foreign country as an international student I am slowly understanding the dynamics of myself. You are in no way less smart, in no way less talented, in no way less deserving of love and respect.
There is a lot of arguments from people saying that medications are not a solution to ADHD and people lived without medications in the past- first of all f u, you know what else has come down since the 1990s-- suicide rates, yes there maybe natural ways where people develop natural methods to cope with their condition-- but that doesn't mean those same methods would work for living and managing life in the new world, today's society poses a lot more challenges, a lot more struggles academically and otherwise, people have a lot more to deal with, and a little help from medications goes a long way. Maybe its not a disorder at all maybe its a difference in cognition, ok, how does it affect your life? are you able to use those abilities of cognition to start a business and be successful, OR, are you a struggling teenager with mental health issues wjo is constantly depressed and suicidal failing out of college? who are you? where is your present state more leaning towards, is your adhd/add helping with your life or areyou a dustbin fire in a train wreck struggling to keep your life and relationships together?
If you are the latter you should definitely seek medical help there is nothing wrong with it, if you are the former, then go ahead, you don't need any medication, this is a classical case of survivorship bias, "if I can, then you can too, there is no need for you to treat this condition, see, it helps in business and all the other interesting stuff, embrace it!!" just because one or two people on the internet are saying that their adhd/add was a blessing to them, doesn't mean that it will be the same for you too, because that is also confirmation bias, they have a prior belief, they see their lives, they see other lives who have also succeeded because of the same condition, and they feel, hmm, looks like these idiots are taking medication for nothing, well in reality it is just them confirming their own belives, it happens to everyone, even to me, but the problem is I too have evidence, when I look at my life and cannot remember even the face or names of my bullies who almost made me kill myself i feel like add has f'ed up my life.
So talk to your physician about this and seek help if you really feel like it will help you get better and don't ruin your life just because of your believes, I didn't think this would turn out long, haha, hope everything turns out great for you!
God bless
I have never been able to complete writing the notes of one chapter in one go. I hard being a student with ADHD.
This was amazing to know cause I have both just a small amount of adhd and a lot of add
Where I live, when you tell people that you have a condition like this, they won't take you seriously until you grow up and get a heart attack caused by depression and anxiety in your mid 40s