Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordy
I saw my T/Pdoc in the afternoon to help her out with her horses and told her about the results. She looked over the tests and was floored by my IQ, but she also said that I definitely have ADD... Without the CFT20 results she'd have some doubts, but with an IQ this high I should be able to score much better on the D2. So she thinks I have ADD, but have used my intelligence to compensate it all my life.
Now the question is who's right?
To be honest I'm just lost... this changes my whole perspective on my life...
|
She could be right, but getting an ADD/ADHD Dx is much more involved than just getting tests. Tests only provide part of the picture. It really requires an in-depth interview focused on your history and identifying many specific types of
characteristics that tend to go along with being ADD/ADHD. This is because many things can cause attention problems, and other problems/patterns associated with ADD/ADHD, and they need to be ruled out.
So, if you want to find out if you really have this condition, it's best to go with an ADD/ADHD specialist.
And NO, taking a pill does not
cure ADD/ADHD, but it helps. As I said, the condition is more involved than that, and other things besides attention problems are also present. For example, ADD/ADHD people have very disorganized,
non-linear minds. One of the ways this can manifest is in having terrible organizational habits/skills. This is improved by learning the habits/skills, and not with a pill. But even after learning the skills, we are still disorganized in our minds, so organization is always an issue with us. At the same time, non-linear thinking enables us to be very creative and flexible.
Personally, I believe non-linear thinking is as much a part of being ADD/ADHD as attention problems.
Do some reading on the topic and see if you identify with the typical profile. Just Google it.
--Ceara1010