DO I have Attention deficit disorder (ADD)?

Question

I'm 17 going 18 this month. I'm shy and inattentive.I'm social only when it comes to my circle of friends. Whenever the teacher talks, i only listen for a maximum of 2-3 mins before my mind starts to wander. (Most of the time, I'm thinking about the story in my head *but I'm too lazy right now to write it on paper*. I think about whats gonna happen to my characters next). I can only focus my textbooks for a maximum of 5-7 at a time before i suddenly have the urge to walk around the house/my room, then comeback after a few minutes of walking and thinking, then i go back to my books and 5-7 mins max later I'm walking about our house again.Its a cycle. And it takes hours before I actually finish studying a simple subject.

If im not in my house (like a library) and I'm studying...I usually study the book for a few minute then just simply stare at it coz my mind would automatically start to wander again.

I just CAN'T FOCUS.

I try and I try...and I try...I just cant.

My mom says its all in the state of mind and no matter what she just wont take me to see if I really DO have ADD. No matter how much i try to tell her to get me tested if I ADD.

I really wanna know for sure once and for all.

I'm really active in sports and I'm hyperactive at home too (coz I can't be that way at school).

I hate the fact that my mind automatically wanders or I'm suddenly doing something else (like right now I should be studying and instead I'm here at Yahoo! *I'm holding my textbook right now*).

Answer 1

since your about to be 18 go without asking your mom.cause you needa know so if you do you might can do something.i know how it feels living with a.d.d.

Answer 2

I may get many thumbs down for this but.  I completely agree with your mother.  ADD is a newer type of disorder which became more and more known recently.  The problem (in my opinion) is there is entirely way to much distractants like Ipods,reality tv shows,cell phones, video games, and many others.  These things serve no purpose but as a distractant.  It is not your fault you have a short attention span, the problem lie's with the amount of distraction/stimulation.  The brain has over 100million neurons which receive and process roughly 1000 signals per second.  With that said have you ever noticed everything and everywhere you turn things are loud, brightly colored pretty much everything that can be done to get your attention is being done.  Do not take marketingg people lightly they are educated and they understand what is needed in order to make you stop and look.  I am not going to give you any advice, rather i just wanted to list these things.  Hopefully, you take a step back away from everything and consider and reevaluate your reality and your surroundings.

Answer 3

TESTED? there is no test pal.

read this

http://www.etfrc.com/ChemicalImbalances....

YOU DON'T WANT A LABEL AND A CHEMICAL LOBOTOMY.

YOU DON'T WANT THIS  TRUST ME.

Modern life is enough to make anyone not interested.

You need to BACK OFF, because what you are asking your mom for is actually something that could HARM YOU.

Answer 4

I would like to know the answe to this one too. It only takes a few minutes of listening to someone talk before I start day dreaming. I also have a bad habit of doing It when I drive. I won't remember driving down a street just a few minutes before.

Answer 5

Nope...you don't. You're lazy and spoiled. Leave the books in your room and take out the computer. You'll be amazed. Give your mother and/or father your computer and ask them to give you time with them. They'll be surprised about where you are! Read a book. Actually DO something and quit expecting everyone/everything to entertain you.

There is no definitive test for ADD. There are a thousand excuses for it. If you had it, it would have shown up when you were 5. Going on 18 and it's just coming to light means you need to buck up and be a man.

I also think it took more than 2-3 minutes to type your question.. So you have some kind of focus.

Answer 6

could be. I'm not a doctor but thats the same way I acted in school and I was diagnosed with ADD and ADHD on multiple different occasions