Healthoma has a blog post titled ADHD is treatable. Great title and great point.
The causes are linked to genes and to the environment—they are not caused by an excessive intake of sugar or by any other medication. Typically, another family member may have also suffered from it and this is also a sign.
Some people especially men with ADHD stay in denial about having ADHD, in some cases they need to be on their 2nd or 3rd wife until they clue in. Or their 4th or 5th job they’ve been fired from/had to quit before getting fired.
Adults with ADHD have higher divorce rates and higher rates of marital instability. Some of the adult ADHD clients I’ve coached have high stimulation jobs and excel at work but are on the verge of divorce at home due to not dealing with their ADHD symptoms.
ADHD is the #2 Genetically Inherited Condition after Height. 80%. If a child has it, and he’s not adopted, I believe that the parents should be automatically screened for it. See Mothers with ADHD have more problems parenting ADHD children than those who don’t
If you understand that ADHD is treatable, it’s not a death sentence you might be more likely to get diagnosed and treated and learn to manage your ADD properly so you can spend more time developing your ADD related strengths. Here’s Harvard University and the World Health Organization’s 5 minute Adult ADHD Screening test, doesn’t diagnose ADHD but it’s a first step.
I LOVE YOU! My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he reached puberty and was put on ritalin which helped him immensely throughout his education. He is now a very successful lawyer but a very unsuccessful husband! He and his wife are going through a very acrimonious divorce after having their first child 2 months ago. I have tried to make my family understand that my son’s ADHD played a major role in the breakup and they all told me that I was just making excuses for my son. This accusation came mainly from my husband who has undiagnosed ADHD. Everything you write about is true. I have sent the link to this site to both men and I pray that it will help. My son still loves his wife very much and is devastated that his 22-month marriage is over and that he only sees his 10-week old daughter twice a week.
I will encourage my son to get help starting with this site. Thank you.