Inattentive Behavior in Boys with ADHD During Classroom Instruction [pdf]

Re:Inattentive Behavior in Boys with ADHD During Classroom I... by LargeTomato on Saturday January 06, 2024 @03:32PM (#38895158)

I have ADHD but growing up we didn't know that. I threw a lot of tantrums and was yelled at until I cried almost every day. I was grounded for months on end, which is now considered child abuse. In my house yelling was the norm.

My mom decided I must have bipolar disorder just like my grandmother. At age 10 I was put on psychiatric drugs and that persisted for over 20 years. Any time I exhibited any intense emotion I would get yelled at and then it would probably trigger a fight.

As an adult I began to describe my experiences in my own words and doctors quickly undiagnosed me. 2 decades of doctors appointments, drugs, emotional abuse, dismissal, confusion.

There is no moral to this story.

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Re:Inattentive Behavior in Boys with ADHD During Classroom I... by k8svet on Saturday January 06, 2024 @05:35PM (#38896241)

I'm sorry. I'd have a hard time not being angry if I were you. Similar thing happened with my ex. Years of anti-psychotics for absolutely no fking reason. His new doc quickly took him off, and he simply got healthier, never an issue. Such a shame.

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Re:Inattentive Behavior in Boys with ADHD During Classroom I... by theaussiestew on Saturday January 06, 2024 @08:46PM (#38897541)

I think the last line hits the hardest. So much suffering happened to you and it just happened. I've been through something similar. Took a while for me to realise that people were just doing what they thought was best, but the consequences still remain.

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