What I Wished My Parents Knew About My ADHD
My parents are supportive of my ADHD now but they haven't always been. My parents got me diagnosed formally at 8 and never followed thru with treatment. It wasn't till I was getting into minor car accidents because I got so distracted that my dad took my diagnosis and me to a crisis center to be put on ADHD medication. I NEEDED MEDICATION I needed medication to function. With meds my life would have been different. I wouldn't have struggled in school as much as I did with paying attention and making friends. I would have been more organized. Most importantly if my ADHD had been properly addressed and treated I probably wouldn't have developed a eating disorder. I Should Have Been a C Student I was forced to study from an hour after I got home to an hour before bed. I had to relearn everything I didn't pay attention to in school. With this much studying my social skills suffered. I didn't have as much time as o...