I'm a 55 yo male who got diagnosed with ADHD a year ago. Before that I had burnout, depression etc. It's true that people used to (and still tend to) focus on boys being a disturbance in class and just taking that as the prototype of ADHD which has the inattentive girls overlooked. But in the new wave of looking at the girls and women with the inattentive expression of ADHD we overlook the quiet boys who don't reach their potential and end up being diagnosed as a middle aged men who struggled all their lives at school, college, work, family and get diagnosed after burnout, depression, substance abuse etc. That frustrates me a little.
I suffer from all of these. For decades. Professional diagnosis is expensive. Insurance is BS right now, so…I’m going to self diagnose. Internet is my only resource for now. I found you on the internet, so it can’t be all bad. I wonder if you would do an episode on comorbidity of cPTSD & ADHD.
Complex PTSD (cPTSD) and ADHD can have overlapping symptoms, but they are distinct conditions. Both can affect executive function, which includes skills like planning, organizing, and managing emotions. People with both conditions might experience trouble with concentration, sleep issues, negative self-perception, emotional dysregulation, memory problems, and impulsivity. However, these symptoms arise for different reasons: ADHD is related to brain development differences, while cPTSD is a response to trauma. It's possible to have both conditions, but having ADHD doesn't increase the likelihood of developing PTSD after trauma. www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-ptsd-similar-symptoms www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-and-trauma www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-ptsd-hannah-harris-green www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-comorbidity
Women are often misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety instead of ADHD because their symptoms can be less obvious. Women with ADHD tend to have inattention as their main symptom, which is less noticeable than hyperactivity or impulsivity. This can lead to their ADHD being overlooked or mistaken for other conditions like anxiety or depression. It's important for evaluations to consider all possible conditions to avoid misdiagnosis. www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-symptoms-in-women www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-diagnosis-woman www.understood.org/en/articles/anxiety-girls-adhd-sign www.understood.org/en/adhd-women
The Internet has been my savior for most of my medical conditions. Standard of care is based on statistics. If your problem isn’t statistically common it will get misdiagnosed and mistreated. When I have relied only on medical doctors they’ve actually made the situation worse. By taking command, doing my own research and then coming back to the doctor and saying “here look at this” I get a ”oh yeah we should explore that” response and then things get better.
I'm a 55 yo male who got diagnosed with ADHD a year ago. Before that I had burnout, depression etc. It's true that people used to (and still tend to) focus on boys being a disturbance in class and just taking that as the prototype of ADHD which has the inattentive girls overlooked. But in the new wave of looking at the girls and women with the inattentive expression of ADHD we overlook the quiet boys who don't reach their potential and end up being diagnosed as a middle aged men who struggled all their lives at school, college, work, family and get diagnosed after burnout, depression, substance abuse etc. That frustrates me a little.
I suffer from all of these. For decades. Professional diagnosis is expensive. Insurance is BS right now, so…I’m going to self diagnose. Internet is my only resource for now. I found you on the internet, so it can’t be all bad. I wonder if you would do an episode on comorbidity of cPTSD & ADHD.
I have also been in therapy for decades and no one has ever suggested that I had ADHD. It was always depression and anxiety.
Complex PTSD (cPTSD) and ADHD can have overlapping symptoms, but they are distinct conditions. Both can affect executive function, which includes skills like planning, organizing, and managing emotions. People with both conditions might experience trouble with concentration, sleep issues, negative self-perception, emotional dysregulation, memory problems, and impulsivity. However, these symptoms arise for different reasons: ADHD is related to brain development differences, while cPTSD is a response to trauma. It's possible to have both conditions, but having ADHD doesn't increase the likelihood of developing PTSD after trauma.
www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-ptsd-similar-symptoms
www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-and-trauma
www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-ptsd-hannah-harris-green
www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-comorbidity
Women are often misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety instead of ADHD because their symptoms can be less obvious. Women with ADHD tend to have inattention as their main symptom, which is less noticeable than hyperactivity or impulsivity. This can lead to their ADHD being overlooked or mistaken for other conditions like anxiety or depression. It's important for evaluations to consider all possible conditions to avoid misdiagnosis.
www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-symptoms-in-women
www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-diagnosis-woman
www.understood.org/en/articles/anxiety-girls-adhd-sign
www.understood.org/en/adhd-women
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The Internet has been my savior for most of my medical conditions. Standard of care is based on statistics. If your problem isn’t statistically common it will get misdiagnosed and mistreated. When I have relied only on medical doctors they’ve actually made the situation worse. By taking command, doing my own research and then coming back to the doctor and saying “here look at this” I get a ”oh yeah we should explore that” response and then things get better.
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