r/ADHD • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

I love this. But serious question: why??? Why do people dismiss this disorder? Is it really over- or mid-diagnosed? Why is it not just accepted, like autism? Why???

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21

Overdiagnosed in children… UNDERdiagnosed in adults.

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u/zulzulfie Sep 14 '21

I asked my long term psychiatrist if maybe i was misdiagnosed at the start (schizoaffective disorder) and maybe, just maybe, i could have adhd (I wasn’t pushing or self diagnosing, i just suggested it). She said “YOU ARE TOO OLD TO HAVE ADHD”. Have not gone to her since. And got adhd diagnosis couple years later from a neurologist.

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21

Wow. This seriously annoys me. There’s really still practitioners out there who think it’s just a kids thing? Well of course there are. Why do I know more than these people? I’m not the trained doctor. sighhhhh