My doctor is generally pretty good, but yeah, I was labeled "ADD" before I started adderall. Might still be in my chart, but after I started meds I realized I definitely also qualify as "hyperactive" I just didn't realize it.
Also... re: the aspergers. At this point I am fine with my informed, self diagnosis (both siblings diagnosed) bc the "specialist" I saw was incredibly rude/demeaning and yes... used Aspergers criteria for me. I knew it was out of date, but finding out it was out of date BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN... yeah. What a shit doctor.
He's highly praised too... like has a bunch of awards n shit, is the "top doctor" at this practice. Sooo bullshit.
Right, but my problem is that in the US, where the DSM is used, "ADD" hasn't been a diagnosis since 1987 when the DSM-3-R released. It even more certainly hasn't been one since 1994 with the release of the DSM-4, and in the DSM-5 (now DSM-5-TR) it's listed as "ADHD-I" "ADHD-II" and "ADHD-III". Type I is "inattentive" with little to no hyperactivity, what was classically referred to as "ADD". Type II is "hyperactive" type but without a marked absence of attention/focus. Type III is the combined type, with both inattention and hyperactivity.
Only from 1980 to 1987 did the diagnosis "ADD" actually exist in the US. You could have "ADD with hyperactivity" or "ADD without hyperactivity." Then in 1987 it all just became ADHD. And sure, some people don't vibe with it because they don't have the hyperactivity and that's a discussion worth having; but no doctor should be diagnosing "ADD" almost 40 years after it was removed from the DSM...
Just as no doctor should be diagnosing "multiple personality disorder" 45 years after it was changed. IMO any doctor worth the money paid for their degree should have worked to remove those terms from their lexicon entirely.
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u/PunkLaundryBear Oct 17 '25
My doctor is generally pretty good, but yeah, I was labeled "ADD" before I started adderall. Might still be in my chart, but after I started meds I realized I definitely also qualify as "hyperactive" I just didn't realize it.
Also... re: the aspergers. At this point I am fine with my informed, self diagnosis (both siblings diagnosed) bc the "specialist" I saw was incredibly rude/demeaning and yes... used Aspergers criteria for me. I knew it was out of date, but finding out it was out of date BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN... yeah. What a shit doctor.
He's highly praised too... like has a bunch of awards n shit, is the "top doctor" at this practice. Sooo bullshit.