Attention Deficit Disorder

CompGuy101 wrote:



SCMcDonnell wrote:  Anyone here diagnosed when they were a kid and now is a genius programmer? -SM

I think everyone has this and I believe that it is not a disease.

At school, I cannot pay attention for more than 5 mins.

At home, when I'm on the computer, I can pay attention for 8 hours.

I think you are sadly misinformed.

While many people have trouble focusing (pet peeve - "Oh really? Yeah, I think I have that too") not all have the chemical imbalance associated with ADD/ADHD. They now do through tests (EEG's, neuro exams, blood work) to diagnose children instead of just noticing school prblems and giving them ritalin.

If you really had the disorder and it went untreated, you would have had an extremely turbulent adolencence, most likely failed out of school, or worse be a criminal. You would now, as an adult, have serious anxiety issues which would develop, over time, into fibromyalgia. That is the natural progression of the disorder.

I was diagnosed at 5 with ADHD, my parents are religious so they chose to take me out of school and homeschool me instead of getting me help. When I turned 18 I got help myself. I've had to deal with complications as an adult because of their choice, however, now at 26 I have a steady treatment plan that helps a lot, and I rfinally have my life back together after a lot of work. 


Please, don't belittle something you know nothing about.