I don't know, WindSparrow - and thank you so much for your advice, but I was never even a suspect of ADD/ADHD.
From the little I know about it, it's about having trouble focusing on one thing for long time, right? Well, when I have to, I don't have a lot of problem - or any problem - focusing for hours or days or weeks on one or two subjects.
I'm just usually impatient. Combining this with having some uncertainties while being out of strict boundaries... well, that can make me anxious. I'm not only happy, I actually thrive when I'm under strict boundaries.
After saying this, if you still think I might have an ADD/ADHD, I'd go and get evaluated.
Argh.
It's midnight and I'm supposed to be up at 7, but sleep is clearly not going to happen. I'm trying to talk The Girl through the crisis over the internet. This is where her family's international thing is really sucky.
Seska, are you able to take tomorrow off due to family emergency? I am sorry, by the way.
{{Seska}} It's so hard not being able to be there while the crisis is going on.
Seska, are you able to take tomorrow off due to family emergency?
I'm writing my dissertation, so I mostly set my own schedule at the moment, but I was supposed to have a meeting tomorrow morning. It might be rearrange-able.
Apologies for needing to share the stress here, but most of my online life is too connected with offline life to be able to talk about this (I have no idea who they have or haven't told - I think they only just heard).
Plus, you guys do this great ~ma thing. And are awesome.
From the little I know about it, it's about having trouble focusing on one thing for long time, right?
Erm, not exactly. People with ADD or ADHD may alternate distractibility with periods of hyperfocus - focusing on something to the exclusion of other things for an extended time. In some of the ADD ADHD forums I've been to online, some folks say they would prefer to call it Variable Attention Disorder, because sometimes we focus too much, and sometimes we can't focus - and it is usually whichever is least convenient for the circumstance. Here is a checklist that might help you know if it is worth getting evaluated: [link]
Do you know what the percentage of men with ADHD/ADD vs. women is, Windsparrow? It's just something I was always curious about.
IIRC, in the past the ratio of women to men diagnosed with ADHD was 1:9, and then since then it has been acknowledged that females have been under-diagnosed. I've seen some speculation that as many women as men have it in reality. But I do not know the current numbers, now that they are recognizing girls show it differently.
Oh, BTW, I meant to tell you that not only is Amarna losing weight with the Wellness food, her coat has also got superglossy! You can practically see yourself in that black fur reflection. And, she's jumping everywhere now that she's feeling much more energetic!
Yay for a healthy, happier Amarna. Wellness is good stuff.
Plus, you guys do this great ~ma thing. And are awesome.
Much ~ma to The Girl's father, to her whole family, and to you. Please don't apologize for needing a safe place to let it out.
Here is a checklist that might help you know if it is worth getting evaluated
Some of the symptoms are remarkably similar to dyspraxia, which is my particular version of neurodiversity. I wonder if similar areas of the brain are affected in both.
I'm sorry, Seska. I hope it turns out to be treatable.
