Diagnostic Criteria ADHD #adhd

[cosmicchaos]

I remember getting 7 inattentive, and 5 hyperactive, officially diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD, but I was 1 score away from being diagnosed with both lmao

[Heathersue]

I was diagnosed as hyperactive in 1974. That's what it was called then. Adult presentation is different to child presentation as we've learned to mask so well. So an adult can be hyperactive but can sit still. We learn the skill, plus most of the hyper becomes mental rather than physical. This is the problem with these tests. I can look completely normal but I've never needed more than 7 hours sleep even as a newborn baby; I hyper focus but have a watch that helps me monitor time better with reminders; my exec function is beyond dysfunctional at home but I can look normal in work. I'm good at talking to people but hate social situations and have no friends and yet I'm known in work for being friendly. Complete contradiction. I've learned how to make my ADHD not impact my life so much. So I'd probably fail the test purely cause Ive learned the skills to mask and cope.

[TheWitch]

In the Netherlands, it is different
You can have only hyperactive or inattentive. I got my diagnosis a year ago, and the therapist who diagnosed me basically said, "You scored so in between the two that we basically just flipped a coin. Congratulations. You're hyperactive."

[pierocastrololi]

Emotional dysregulation and lack of motivation are also key in adhd diagnosis

[filelifiyo]

This is so messed up that people still think this is a deadly disease and ignore their child's symptoms and in my country people and even some ignorant teachers (which teachers are usually are educated towards this issue) only think the children have adhd if they are so hyperactive and having impulsive thoughts and behaviors like hitting another kid and etc

[harmonicaveronica]

It was actually really hard for me to get a diagnosis because I don't quite meet enough of the criteria - I meet like 3-5 of each. Fortunately, there is a secret 4th category that nobody really talks about, so I was able to be officially diagnosed with ADHD-OS (otherwise specified)

[bekkacannon]

I ended up getting 9/9 on inattentive and hyperactive a couple of years ago, needless to say, I got diagnosed with mixed adhd 😅

[TheKjoy]

I was diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD when I was 30. I was diagnosed with autism when I was 36. My brother was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 4. He had the combined type topped off with PTSD. That combination severely affects his ability to work at this point.

[MichaelCarlisle-Twink]

I wasn’t diagnosed on my first assessment when I was really young and I got basically denied another assessment because I didn’t meet the criteria somehow

[sntydemo]

this wasn’t mentioned as part of my assessment (under paeds) but i for sure hit the boxes of both types, but the assessor assumed i wasn’t hyperactive at all as i think i was masking the whole time due to never meeting her before, and she based it mainly on the QB test i took a few weeks before🥴

[Huh]

I’m trying to get an official diagnosis, I believe I am the inattentive type or possibly a mix of both types. Though it’s hard to tell cause I’m also autistic and both disabilities are quite similar in some aspects 😅

[christieosborne]

I was recently diagnosed by my Dr. and it was like - " Finally, someone understands what is happening in my brain!! "

[GraiXS]

I was diagnosed as an adult in 2021 and there was literally no mention of presentations. I was just diagnosed as habing ADHD. I don't know if this was just based in where I am in the UK/who diagnosed me, or if the presentations aren't diagnosed anymore cos our understanding is moving so quickly

[nonsequitor]

😂 i just had a dude who wasn't a doctor ask my CV then say nah...prolly autistic tho 🙌 we don't have to give you meds for that 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎯🎯🎯🤝☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️

[ThyCandyRuler]

Idk if this is just the us but my brother got diagnosed with impulsive adhd

[justasmalltimebean]

Ive gotten 16/18 and 18/18 symptoms. And been denied i have it twice now.

[EastElbow]

I just got my results in. Im not sure which ADHDer i am, they never told me.
I got diagnosed with PTSD even though i don't have flashacks and nightmares. I really feel like the PTSD was an excuse to not diagnose me with autism.. anyone had a problem with this?

[caffened]

I thought this adhd, add & combo system was outdated

[matildawhittington]

An honest question: why is it worth for an adult to be diagnosed of ADHD?

[angelalovell]

I love how they're like "it has to have a moderate impact on your life" for adults. Like, you know it would still be ADHD of whatever subtype even if this theoretical patient had the perfectly supportive upbringing and amazing life circumstances that allow them to live with ADHD only minimally impacting their life? The neurotype doesn't cease to exist when the need for a professional's intervention is no longer or not currently required. I mean, this patient is essentially a work of total fiction when you look at how ADHD is regarded and supported (or not) in the UK thus far.

Sorry, specificity of language is really important to me, not least of all because the chosen wording of the NHS has been responsible for so much ridiculous harm and hardship, almost as much as successive decades of defunding and ableist politicians.