12-10-2018 12:25 AM
12-10-2018 12:25 AM
So almost every mental health organisation I've ever dealt with, has never even mentioned ADHD as a disorder let alone offer any helpful resources/information.. Why is this? Is it not considered as a mental health disorder? I can tell you first hand that this lack of acknowledgment makes sufferers feel less worthy of support and even adds to my fear of telling people that I have it. I'm not worried to tell people about my anxiety disorder, but it's rare that I admit to having ADHD.
19-10-2018 05:01 AM
19-10-2018 05:01 AM
25-10-2018 03:55 AM
25-10-2018 03:55 AM
Theres a lot of stigma around ADHD, because people don’t understand it. Sufferors are labled lazy, and unmotivated. So many professionals don’t understand and go by old school diagnosis and are hesitant to diagnose. It is hard and makes it hard for people to talk about it and i think that also contributes to a lot of other co morbid mental illnesses as well. Hopefully things will change over time - it has already changed so much. They have figured out that girls are just as likely to have it and that it can exist past childhood/adolescence, which is already fighting the stigma.
26-10-2018 07:44 PM
26-10-2018 07:44 PM
14-11-2018 07:25 PM
14-11-2018 07:25 PM
Hello @lifeisstupid, @eeram, @JJJ1
how are you today
2 of my stepsons were diagnosed when they were young , still believe they still have adhd
14-11-2018 08:13 PM
14-11-2018 08:13 PM
I think I had always had signs of it but I wasn’t diagnosed until quite late, I was in high school
29-08-2021 09:51 AM
04-09-2021 04:05 AM
04-09-2021 04:05 AM
It's recognised as a disability under Commonwealth law so it is a bona-fide condition, albeit what can now be described as an "invisible disability"; despite more studies and research than not now suggesting that ADHD is a lifelong disorder the attiitude is still eye rolling and "aww yea my kid had that at school but they grew out of it". I've lost more than one job due to it and employers think meds are magic bullets that will make you a model employee, meet KPI's and finalising paperwork for a job you did days ago etc etc.
I've essentially given up hope for working again, the attitude of employers is that it doesn't exist (that's state government too) and it's been "performance reasons" that my last role was finished up - despite trying to explain. It's a great thing to have working because of the mental flexibility it gives but it feels like don't ask, don't tell.
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