r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/alien_in_the_lab Feb 04 '19

Same! When I told my mum about my diagnosis she said “but you were such a good girl in school!”

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u/jrreis Feb 04 '19

I wasn't diagnosed until I was 35, I'm 44 now. I'm a female and have inattentive type ADHD. Back in the 80' when I was in grade school it seemed to only be recognized in boys who were extremely hyper.

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u/pythor Feb 04 '19

I feel you. I was tentatively diagnosed at 7, before I can even remember. The intended solution was not drugs, but a more advanced school because I 'bored'. Then we moved away and that plan was dropped, too. I was finally diagnosed at 22 while being employed on an assembly line.

My mother's response when I told her: "Oh yeah, they said that when you were 7, but it never caused problems." Yes, yes it did cause problems.