Attention Deficit Disorders

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I was just kind curious as to who on here has been diagnosed or who shows AD/HD or ADD symptoms along with their Aspergers. Please make a note of where in the world you are located, since in Europe having both diagnoses is less rare as in the US so I have heard.

Sorry for the long list of poll options. I just wanted to try and get everyone in there.

I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid,but my Mom says the diagnos was incorrect.

-SpaceCase

I was dx'd with ADD at 5, and AS at 12, and then ASD at 17...

heh

GA

I was diagnosed with ADD at 9 and with AS at 16.

I was Dx'ed with ADD at age 12-13, I don't remember which.

ADHD at 10 AS at 16

Figures for the uk may not be the most reliable.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... ortal.html.

I believe I have both AS and ADHD, both undiagnosed.

I was tested by a doctor for ADD when I was 12. My mother gave me the result: I was 'almost positive'. I later learned via my aunt that she (mum) was aware of the possibility that I might have Aspergers - although my mother never told me this. Even so, she has never arranged a test.

I suspect that the doctor - who was looking ADD - but instead found traces of Aspergers. My mother was probably told that I'd needt o take another test, which of course would cost money. Mum decided against it. And despite being aware of the possibility of me having Aspergers, she's never accomodated for it. She never tried to adjust to my needs, always tried to force me to work for hers.

So, suspected ADD (but ultimately incorrect by diagnosis), and suspected Aspergers.

PS I might have actually been diagnosed with AS back then, and just not know it. I think I might look for the paperwork surrounding that session, now that it's got me thinking...

I was diagnosed with undifferentiated attention-deficit disorder (DSM-III-R) in 1994 and fulfilled the "Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's (DESE) criteria for Autism" in 2002. Children with ADHD (combined type) tend to have higher performance IQs than verbal IQs; this was untrue both times I was tested. I also do not fit the ADHD stereotype of a student who doesn't learn anything in class because they are unable to pay attention or because they keep getting out of their seats and shout random stuff. The gestalt of my personality is quite different from the stereotypical person with ADHD,CT or ADHD,IA.

My impression of people with ADHD,CT is that they are very social, active people; they usually have a lot of friends; they also tend to be a bit more competitive than me. They are very trendy, often good at sports, self-confident, and somewhat rebellious or defiant at times. They enjoy passing their time doing "stupid" things (à la Jackass on MTV), watching silly videos on the Internet, and "hanging out" a lot. Of course, I am including with these ADHD,CTers the normals who blend into this disorder. These people often seem to wind up with drug addictions of some kind: smoking, alcoholism, or controlled substances. ADHD,CT without a PDD is the stereotypical ultra NT, in my opinion.

My impression of people with ADHD,IA is somewhat different; I don't really notice them much because, well, they're not as loud as the ones with more hyperactive-impulsive traits (who happen to be among the loudest and therefore most noticeable of all NTs). I would say the female ADHD,IAer might be the stereotypical ditz; she drifts off while you're talking to her or becomes distracted by what someone else is saying. Such people will not listen to an aspie's monologues for long! The ditzy ones are, of course, pretty social, too. Of the nonditzy ADHD,IAers, I suspect some kind of reticent artist or soft-spoken intellectual. These people tend to be more asocial and spend time in their thoughts (introversion). They tend to have fewer friends than the other ADHD types and may lack common sense.

I really don't believe ADHD is a unitary concept. It's really just a random hodge-podge of temperamental differences with a few aspects in common (i.e., modulation of attention and activity). These temperamental differences only get labeled as a psychiatric disorder because parents and teachers find the temperamental extremes to be a bit tougher to "manage" than most kids.

I would be more worried about my kids (when/if I had any) if they they weren't active, curious, a bit boisterous, and energetic. It's really pretty normal in kids; kids aren't miniature adults, after all, (and why should adults be stifled by narrow conceptions of mature behavior?). If they just sat around in their room all day, that would be bad.

Diagnosed with AS on April 17,2003.That's exazctly a week before my 13th birthday.

-SpaceCase

I was dx'ed with ADHD(unbelivably severe) when I was 7. I was dx'ed with AS and SID the day I joined WP.

I listed myself in the "(US)" category even though I'm from Canada because I think "elsewhere" was probably intended to mean other continents.

My DX was AS+ADHD+depression.

Dx'd with ADHD when 5. AS when 13. Neant, I fit that last desrciption of ADHD most of the time. I always get lost in my thoughts. And I used to rebel a lot, but my mom was to ADHD herself to ever notice.

My therapist suspects ADD, although hasn't made a diagnosis yet. I never really had problems concentrating until I started working at my job - interruptions (the number has gone up lately), changes in priority, beeping phones, and the most annoying noisy office mate ever - and now, a lot of the time, I find myself too distracted and fried to focus on ANYTHING.