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10-13-2010 06:31 AM |
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Originally Posted by Eltargrim
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To all the people who say they have ADD and who also say they haven't been to a doctor about it: are you sure you have ADD? Because self-diagnoses suck. To the point where you probably shouldn't say in earnest that you have ADD/ADHD.
I'm sorry if this comes across the wrong way, but this is a bit of a peeve of mine. I've seen a goodly number of kids come into my care who claim they have ADD/Aspergers/whatever, and then it turns out they've never seen a doctor about it and they're using it as a crutch and grragh.
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I wholeheartedly agree, especially when it's something like ADD/ADHD which has some symptoms that are similar to other disorders up to and including sleep deprivation.
Viridis, I would strongly recommend that you see a psychologist before you see a physician. Most physicians are not qualified, even though they are capable, to diagnose psychological disorders. Also, even if you are ADHD you may not need medication.
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Trust me youll hate it more when you try to get work. Got a friend who works at the Bureau of Statisitcs, apparently a fair chunk of their lowest pay grade are disillusioned psych majors who got hired for their stats skills due to not being able to find any work with their psych skills. Apparently that's what happens to most psych majors.
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I'm already hating it and I'm still in graduate school.
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I was diagnosed during my senior year in high school. My counselor had called me down to pick up some paper work based on my school records and tests through out most of my life. She informed me of the New Jersey Department of Rehabilitation (something like that their cooperate initial is NJ D.V.R). While she didn't tell me I had ADD, it was stated in my paper work that apparently I did... and was never informed till that very moment. Granted I did graduate from High School with out ever being held back once (barely). College... didn't go over so well.
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I'm curious as to how you could be diagnosed without knowing about it. Unless it was done improperly, the DSM has an interview checklist that's supposed to be gone through. Unfortunately, it's used less often than it should be by psychologists, and most other people who can diagnose it have never heard about it.
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