Are these symptoms of ADD?

Question

I think i might have ADD, in class my mind will wonder, I will think about anything but what I'm supposed to think about. No matter how hard I try to concentrate it always takes me the longest to get my papers done. Sometimes I actually feel more interested in tapping my pencil or moving my legs. One of my teachers started telling us ADD isn't real and it's all in peoples heads, so I'm confused..

It's getting VERY frustrating that I cant control this..do you think it's all in my head or do i have ADD? :(

Answer 1

Yeah I think you probably do have it. It's something I've had my whole life - but it took a while to get diagnosed because I never had the "hyper" kind which is what most teachers look for when suggesting to a parent that they suspect a learning disorder. I know exactly what you mean. You sit there and day dream no matter how bad you don't want to, and if you try to stop day dreaming before you know it you are day dreaming about trying to stop day dreaming. The teachers that tell you it isn't real are narrow-minded morons. Personally, I'm not sure if it's actually a mental "disorder". I think it's a lot more likely that everyone's brain is just wired differently and the educational system is only set up for the analytical left-brainers who have no problem at all paying attention and holding their focus. For instance, if everyone was like this, we'd live in a society where everyone became some kind of doctor and got rich which would cause the economy to turn to ****. That's beside the fact that there would be no art and music because most people with ADD are the creative people making that stuff. Of course, I could be completely wrong, and it could in fact just be a chemical imbalance as the doctors suspect. :) Either way, I do have a recommendation for you.

Talk to your doctor about a stimulant drug medication. There will be people out there who tell you that meds are not the answer, but those people fail to understand that therapeutic doses of amphetamines or methylphenidate have a completely different effect on someone who actually has the disorder than someone who doesn't. My entire life I struggled through school - to the point that I almost dropped out of high school and gave up. When I got to college I got put on Adderall, and it completely changed my life. I'm in college right now on a scholarship and I've made straight As all through college (this is my third year now). The stuff makes me feel like "me", if that makes sense. It's like waking up from a long fog and being able to think clearly for the first time. I used to not have the mental energy to perform even the simplest tasks like doing chores around the house. it was like my brain just couldn't organize my thoughts enough to figure out where to start. I was never able to understand how people enjoyed reading - I couldn't even read things I was interested in. All that has changed now. Definitely go see a doctor, you may have to try a few different meds to find the one that works best for you, but once you do it's all uphill from there. Best of luck and don't get frustrated and NEVER give up!

Answer 2

You have ADD don't listen to your teacher they just think that by making people think it is in their heads that less people will pretend to have it.

Answer 3

yes you do

Answer 4

This can be anything from just boredom to some other more serious issue. The best way to find out if there is something going with your health is to get checked by a professional, sometimes it takes more than just 1 doctor visit. Make yourself an appointment, that would be your best bet. Good Luck kacey1c

Answer 5

your symptoms are that of add maybe you need to talk to your mom before your grades start dropping,there is medicine that will help you.

Answer 6

I am a CCMA

It could be ADD or ADHD or it could even be Dyslexia

You need to be diagnosed by a Psychiatrist

Answer 7

It is real.  You just have to over come the ADD and tell yourself you can concentrate and do what you have to do.