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Duren
In Cryo Sleep
not to start a discussion too much on the ADD, ADHD thing but with the amount of crap people eat.. ie chocolate, sweets, drinks along with a healthy cup of cofeee along with their normal intake of everything, to say you definitely have a hyperactivity disorder is quite difficult... as I get hyper when I have some sugar sweets and start talking gibberish as well as anyone else.
So does the doctor do some tests on your blood and say "yes, you are definite ADD or ADHD"? How does one tell that you are one of the above.
EDIT: just too a snippet from wikipedia here as well
That just about sums up alot of people I've met through my life.
Forgetfulness.... we have so much stress of what we have to do that alot of us are pretty forgetful all the time. I know I am.
Poor impulse control.... yup, I know alot of people who are completely impulsive.. myself included. I have to give serious restraint to myself as I can easily get addicted to things.
distractibility - again something that is inherent in so many people I know. We all just want to do what we want not what we need to do.
I'm not trying to be harsh but are we just trying to give excuse to something and slap a name on it? I probably am the above as well but I don't view it as a problem or that I need to slap a name on it.
So does the doctor do some tests on your blood and say "yes, you are definite ADD or ADHD"? How does one tell that you are one of the above.
EDIT: just too a snippet from wikipedia here as well
wikipedia said:
That just about sums up alot of people I've met through my life.
Forgetfulness.... we have so much stress of what we have to do that alot of us are pretty forgetful all the time. I know I am.
Poor impulse control.... yup, I know alot of people who are completely impulsive.. myself included. I have to give serious restraint to myself as I can easily get addicted to things.
distractibility - again something that is inherent in so many people I know. We all just want to do what we want not what we need to do.
I'm not trying to be harsh but are we just trying to give excuse to something and slap a name on it? I probably am the above as well but I don't view it as a problem or that I need to slap a name on it.
AcidK
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Quick answer:
ADD - When someone has very low concentration and cannot focus on one thing / task for long before they move onto the next task (usually involving sleep)
ADHD - A different form whereby someone cannot concentrate on a cirtain task for long periods of time and act with hyperactive tendancies without the need for sugar or anything of this sorts.
Azumanga Daioh is a very good way of seeing these in light (Osaka with ADD, Tomo with ADHD). If you watch this animé series you will understand it fully
- AK
ADD - When someone has very low concentration and cannot focus on one thing / task for long before they move onto the next task (usually involving sleep)
ADHD - A different form whereby someone cannot concentrate on a cirtain task for long periods of time and act with hyperactive tendancies without the need for sugar or anything of this sorts.
Azumanga Daioh is a very good way of seeing these in light (Osaka with ADD, Tomo with ADHD). If you watch this animé series you will understand it fully
- AK
Duren
In Cryo Sleep
AcidK:
This I understood from reading on wikipedia.. but what I was saying was how can someone tell really with the amount of crap pumped into our bodies.. burnouts from sugar/sweets/coffee. You'd have to go fully off those things to really know if you are suffering from an actual condition or whether it is something spawned from the excess of what you eat.
I possibly will try and get my hands on the series and see what I think.
Cheers
This I understood from reading on wikipedia.. but what I was saying was how can someone tell really with the amount of crap pumped into our bodies.. burnouts from sugar/sweets/coffee. You'd have to go fully off those things to really know if you are suffering from an actual condition or whether it is something spawned from the excess of what you eat.
I possibly will try and get my hands on the series and see what I think.
Cheers
Windzarko
Well-Known Member
By all medical definitions that you'll find, I have what can either be referred to as ADD or AADD (Adult Attention Deficit Disorder), depending on whether you prefer to use the subcategories.
I know for a fact that none of the symptons are induced by sugar or caffeinne, for the simple reason that I've shown the symptoms since before I was a sweet-tooth or serious drinker ot caffeinnated drinks.
Distractability? I am frequently unable to force myself to do something unless I -really really- want to do it... the number of times I've sat down to do work and been unable to, nigh-on tearing out my hair for my inability to focus... too many times to count.
Forgetfulness and lack of organisation? That's pretty much the story of my life since I was about 6 or 7. It gets so bad that I'll often ask someone a question, and then have absolutely no memory of it a matter of minutes later and ask the same thing again (just ask Kershan, Baldilocks, or anyone else here in Lincoln, I do it all the time and have no recollection of it)
I've driven myself crazy sometimes over these problems with myself, and I'm sorry, but anyone who says it isn't some mental condition is a fool. I know a couple of certified-ADD people, and I am worse than them by quite a margin in pretty much every way. Sure, ADD/ADHD may have become a label too freely used as an excuse, but I either genuinely have it or something pretty much identical but by a different name.
I know for a fact that none of the symptons are induced by sugar or caffeinne, for the simple reason that I've shown the symptoms since before I was a sweet-tooth or serious drinker ot caffeinnated drinks.
Distractability? I am frequently unable to force myself to do something unless I -really really- want to do it... the number of times I've sat down to do work and been unable to, nigh-on tearing out my hair for my inability to focus... too many times to count.
Forgetfulness and lack of organisation? That's pretty much the story of my life since I was about 6 or 7. It gets so bad that I'll often ask someone a question, and then have absolutely no memory of it a matter of minutes later and ask the same thing again (just ask Kershan, Baldilocks, or anyone else here in Lincoln, I do it all the time and have no recollection of it)
I've driven myself crazy sometimes over these problems with myself, and I'm sorry, but anyone who says it isn't some mental condition is a fool. I know a couple of certified-ADD people, and I am worse than them by quite a margin in pretty much every way. Sure, ADD/ADHD may have become a label too freely used as an excuse, but I either genuinely have it or something pretty much identical but by a different name.
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Gombol
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omg, keep this a fun thread, dont go into all scientific stuff (ya i know i cant spell >_<)
