I'm excited for this!! But I hope they talk more about how it effects people in adulthood. I feel like whenever I read about adhd management, it's either for kids or parents of kids with adhd. Like autism, adhd doesn't just disappear when you turn 18. Adhd kids become adhd adults and there's very little information on how to manage that by yourself, and it's twice as hard if you went undiagnosed during childhood due to various things like parental/caregiver denial, being "a good kid" that just got good at masking, or having more internal symptoms (like in inattentiveness, anxiety, depression) than external (being hyperactive) like a majority of women. Due to that, societal expectations perpetuating the myth that it's a male disorder (like the lady in green in this vid saying "being hyper or just a boy"), and it just being understudied in women, the diagnostic rate for US men is 69% higher than women, and majority of women are diagnosed *after* childhood. It's a huge HUGE issue and if they don't it's a big missed opportunity to shed some light on it.
I am a 59 year old scientist with the department of public health, who has struggled all my life with ADHD, but was not diagnosed until 17 years ago, my diagnosis as "extreme impairment." How come no one told me this sooner? I had simply accepted that I was the slow worker, not the sharpest tool in the shed, the one that some bosses wanted to fire because of my memory lapses, the same memory lapses I had as a kid, when I would forget where I left my bike, etc. We need way more attention on the adult part of the equation. I'll be publishing a book soon, The ADD Scientist-From Belt Buckle Scoldings and School Yard Fires to Competency. Many adults are not only struggling in their jobs, but in all areas of their lives, so it is time to quit labeling this as a childhood affliction, and to start providing support for ALL those who are dealing with this challenge. My life is pretty darn awesome now, but the road to this point was very frustrating. Let's get the word out! One last thing, I appreciate the attention of some of the positive consequences about ADHD, such as our creative spirit, but honestly, in our society, that means little. People like me just need a bit more support to better learn how to succeed in the same workplace that the rest of folks are thriving in, with some careers probably best avoided due to the safety issues involved, such as pilot, police officer, air traffic controller, etc. To society, I simply ask just meet us half way. Thanks.
It's nice showing people who have ADHD and have been able to be successful. But for some reason, it would just depress me more. Seeing that some people find success in spite of ADHD makes me just think that I am actually just garbage because I can't find the way. In the end, I'll just struggle to find reasons not to end it all tbh.
I'm excited for this!! But I hope they talk more about how it effects people in adulthood.
I feel like whenever I read about adhd management, it's either for kids or parents of kids with adhd. Like autism, adhd doesn't just disappear when you turn 18.
Adhd kids become adhd adults and there's very little information on how to manage that by yourself, and it's twice as hard if you went undiagnosed during childhood due to various things like parental/caregiver denial, being "a good kid" that just got good at masking, or having more internal symptoms (like in inattentiveness, anxiety, depression) than external (being hyperactive) like a majority of women. Due to that, societal expectations perpetuating the myth that it's a male disorder (like the lady in green in this vid saying "being hyper or just a boy"), and it just being understudied in women, the diagnostic rate for US men is 69% higher than women, and majority of women are diagnosed *after* childhood.
It's a huge HUGE issue and if they don't it's a big missed opportunity to shed some light on it.
Sorry for the tangent lololol
i fell ya!
I am a 59 year old scientist with the department of public health, who has struggled all my life with ADHD, but was not diagnosed until 17 years ago, my diagnosis as "extreme impairment." How come no one told me this sooner? I had simply accepted that I was the slow worker, not the sharpest tool in the shed, the one that some bosses wanted to fire because of my memory lapses, the same memory lapses I had as a kid, when I would forget where I left my bike, etc. We need way more attention on the adult part of the equation. I'll be publishing a book soon, The ADD Scientist-From Belt Buckle Scoldings and School Yard Fires to Competency. Many adults are not only struggling in their jobs, but in all areas of their lives, so it is time to quit labeling this as a childhood affliction, and to start providing support for ALL those who are dealing with this challenge. My life is pretty darn awesome now, but the road to this point was very frustrating. Let's get the word out! One last thing, I appreciate the attention of some of the positive consequences about ADHD, such as our creative spirit, but honestly, in our society, that means little. People like me just need a bit more support to better learn how to succeed in the same workplace that the rest of folks are thriving in, with some careers probably best avoided due to the safety issues involved, such as pilot, police officer, air traffic controller, etc. To society, I simply ask just meet us half way. Thanks.
It's nice showing people who have ADHD and have been able to be successful. But for some reason, it would just depress me more. Seeing that some people find success in spite of ADHD makes me just think that I am actually just garbage because I can't find the way. In the end, I'll just struggle to find reasons not to end it all tbh.
Should have been Oscar nominated
Yes I do