sufferin from adhd
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i saw on sopranos that 10% of kids up to 12yr old have ADHD
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isit. not chemical engineering ah?Originally posted by alexkusu:wah, geodome doin nuclear engineering leh
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neh, gt them thru docs, when they see my problems. such meds cant be bought without prescription..at tleast in spore..Originally posted by alexkusu:well, the company still making profits till these day i guess.
maybe the point is some people self diagnose themselves, taking drugs them dont even need in the first place, etc -
how reliable is that??Originally posted by alexkusu:i saw on sopranos that 10% of kids up to 12yr old have ADHD -
My course title is chemical engineering, but I study nuclear reactor physics and construction of nuclear reactors as part of my course. Nuclear engineering is actually a very specialised field of chemical engineering.Originally posted by alexkusu:wah, geodome doin nuclear engineering leh
Alexkusu > Are you referring to Prozac?Originally posted by alexkusu:One time, there was this pharmaceutical company who invented this drug to calm people nerves ( I forgot what issit called). They created massive marketing campaigns and created a new disorder called Social Anxiety Disorder or sth. The symptoms listed was difficulty breathing, blushing, redness in the face (classic signs of nervousness or just feeling flustered).
Same.. LOL.. This is what I do for exam. I study 2-3 subjects concurrently using one table each. When I get bored with one subject, I change table. My friends think I am must be so stressed over examination to do this, but this is actually one of the little tricks I use to counter ADHD.Originally posted by Isis:For me, i can't concentrate before exams. I cant stay @ one spot for long.. i prone to easily excitable and i get bored easier.. i can't listen well to others, as a results, i always have to ask my frens to repeat again...
Mood shifts can be real bad, but it is manageable.Originally posted by -[0]-:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder, usually diagnosed in childhood, which manifests itself with symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility.[1] In neurological pathology, ADHD is currently considered to be a chronic syndrome for which no medical cure is available. Pediatric patients as well as adults may present with ADHD, which is believed to affect between 3-5% of the human population.[2]
LOL. I have all of them.Originally posted by -[0]-:The symptoms of ADHD fall into the following two broad categories:[4]
Inattention:
Failing to pay close attention to details or making careless mistakes when doing schoolwork or other activities
Trouble keeping attention focused during play or tasks
Appearing not to listen when spoken to
Failing to follow instructions or finish tasks
Avoiding tasks that require a high amount of mental effort and organization, such as school projects
Frequently losing items required to facilitate tasks or activities, such as school supplies
Excessive distractibility
Forgetfulness
Hyperactivity-impulsive behavior
Fidgeting with hands or feet or squirming in seat
Leaving seat often, even when inappropriate
Running or climbing at inappropriate times
Difficulty in quiet play
Frequently feeling restless
Excessive speech
Answering a question before the speaker has finished
Failing to await one's turn
Interrupting the activities of others at inappropriate times -
A normal person is akin to a desktop with Pentium 4 with hyperthread disabled(2.6GHZ), 1GB of DDR2 RAM. Someone with ADHD is akin to a desktop with Pentium 4 with hyperthread enabled (3.2GHZ), 256MB DDR2 RAM and partially functional keyboard and mouse. When it comes to short term memory retention, the normal desktop is better because it has more RAM. When it comes to data input, the normal desktop is better because its keyboard and mouse are fully functional. However, when it comes to video encoding, the ADHD desktop is better off not because it has a more powerful chip but because of the Hyperthread trade-offs. Both the ADHD and normal desktops appear to be useless no matter how much ram they have when HT were disabled.
Intelligence is about how much knowledge the patient have about the subject or situation. However, patients with ADHD are less bothered to capture information during communication with others (or access media) and deliver information to others unless its a topic of interest between both parties.
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thats inspiring, despite the setbacks experienced, u guys are able to go far, atl least to uni..
thats some motivation for me..
having anxiety does not mean i cannot go far..yeahh..
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it is really lucky that you identified with ADHD @ an early age..
i still have to struggle with my studies for now... and unfortunately for me, my school lectures are boriiiiinnggg.... -
you can don't study if you chose not to...after all study too much you will develop symptoms and ADHD just happen to be an excuse of a symptomOriginally posted by Isis:it is really lucky that you identified with ADHD @ an early age..
i still have to struggle with my studies for now... and unfortunately for me, my school lectures are boriiiiinnggg.... -
there are ppl who go further tthan that to they own businesses and they have ADHD too...yeh its can be an inspiration to you tooOriginally posted by somepersonlah:thats inspiring, despite the setbacks experienced, u guys are able to go far, atl least to uni..
thats some motivation for me..
having anxiety does not mean i cannot go far..yeahh.. -
Being identified at an early age does not make my teachers find my disruptive behavior more acceptable. It also does not make my peers understand me. When you are in primary school, I am sure the terms calculus and ADHD sound alien to you. It only meant that I have a choice to start on Ritalin at an early age. I didn't take Ritalin.Originally posted by Isis:it is really lucky that you identified with ADHD @ an early age..
i still have to struggle with my studies for now... and unfortunately for me, my school lectures are boriiiiinnggg....
Everything in school is boring to me as well. That's why I read up about almost everything, to find something that interest me. In the end, I realise I am interested in everything, which is as frustrating as being interested in nothing. We just have to cope with our daily struggle with ADHD. You don't grow out of ADHD. The ony cure for ADHD is to accept and to learn how to live with it.
Do not blame any failures in life on ADHD. It is the choices you make that lead to failures. It is not ADHD. It is easy to blame everything on ADHD and remain passive about everything. Passive is the reason for continued failure in life. -
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the cure to ADHD is don't be an idiotOriginally posted by geodome:Being identified at an early age does not make my teachers find my disruptive behavior more acceptable. It also does not make my peers understand me. When you are in primary school, I am sure the terms calculus and ADHD sound alien to you. It only meant that I have a choice to start on Ritalin at an early age. I didn't take Ritalin.
Everything in school is boring to me as well. That's why I read up about almost everything, to find something that interest me. In the end, I realise I am interested in everything, which is as frustrating as being interested in nothing. We just have to cope with our daily struggle with ADHD. You don't grow out of ADHD. The ony cure for ADHD is to accept and to learn how to live with it.
Do not blame any failures in life on ADHD. It is the choices you make that lead to failures. It is not ADHD. It is easy to blame everything on ADHD and remain passive about everything. Passive is the reason for continued failure in life.