Apperantly I have ADHD

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Today I had a video appt with my doctor. To do that I had to download this app, which showed a lot of my medical records and days I went to the doctors office that date back many years.

One thing I saw was that when I was 12, they had listed that I had ADHD. There have been periods in the last 6 years or so that I wondered if I had ADHD, because I’ve always struggled to pay attention in class. I know there was at least one time where I told my mom this and she said she didn’t think I did. Today I asked my doctor about it and she told me that I’ve probably grown out of it since then. I disagree. I can think of much more recent examples where I’d be in a class and I’d struggle to pay attention. I’d “stare off into space”.

Do any of you think I have ADHD?

I cant diagnose you with that little bit of information but I think it is possible. ADHD is a fairly common comorbid with autism. I don't know if your on the spectrum or not. There are also cases where some people get the ADHD label when there's other things going on. ADHD can sometimes be a comorbid with other disorders & there are cases where people get the ADHD label(more so with kids) when they should get other disorders diagnosed instead. I would suggest after this virus fear is over, you make an inperson appointment with your doc & bring the ADHD issue up again. You might need a referral to a psych.
I was diagnosed with ADHD in Kindergarten but it got changed to ADD in high-school. I think some of my hyperactivity when I was a kid was related to my autism & other various issues I had & environmental factors. I think I would quality for the ADHD inattentive subtype now as well as sluggish cognitive tempo.

Yes, I have aspergers.

The ADHD to ADD change you had sounds so much like how I've progressed over the years. I had temper tantrums galore at age 12 and before and this basically shows ALL the things I struggle with today:

https://www.google.com/search?q=add&rlz ... e&ie=UTF-8

I have had a teacher suggesting I do cause I’d zone out in class.

I can't say whether you have ADHD because I'm not a doctor.

Based on Nick’s statement I believe that like him, I used to have ADHD when I was younger and now it’s just ADD.