I didn’t get diagnosed until I was in my mid-forties. I’m from the same generation of “drugs for kids are bad, just let them be kids”, with an added sprinkling of “my kid can’t have ADHD, he’s too smart”.
Dude•, I fully endorse behavioral changes to mitigate ADHD behaviors, but they only go so far. As my address levels increased with age, my coping methods gradually fell apart, and then very suddenly collapsed. I spent the last three months drinking shit-loads of coffee and spending all of my office time playing FTL instead of taking care of essential administrative tasks. It was getting bad.
The point is, therapy and behavioral changes are good. But they have limits. Don’t rule out medication, just trust the doctor to know their shit. Also advocate for yourself if the doctor is too cautious. Mine was worried about stimulants and my blood pressure at my age and (lack of) cardiovascular health. It hasn’t been a problem at all
eta: •dude is officially a gender neutral term btw
e^2: i have been told the above is more harmful than not. I’m not too proud to admit I have more to learn
I’m going to look this up in the book of Sam’s law.
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Oh, look at that! It says dude is gender neutral. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go find a redneck that put trucknuts on his Dodge Ram and congratulate him on helping his truck transition to male
E: sorry not trying to be a dick, it just comes naturally. I’ll leave my original response up so everyone can know my shame. Also rednecks are pretty easy to troll
The point is, therapy and behavioral changes are good. But they have limits. Don’t rule out medication, just trust the doctor to know their shit. Also advocate for yourself if the doctor is too cautious. Mine was worried about stimulants and my blood pressure at my age and (lack of) cardiovascular health. It hasn’t been a problem at all
I haven’t talked to a doctor. Scheduling an appointment is the first obstacle, but I intend to try to get medicine soon™. My blood pressure and HR are generally low, so I’m not too worried about stimulants.
eta: •dude is officially a gender neutral term btw
Putting this disclaimer generally comes across as much more combative and much more like intentional misgendering than simply using words like “dude” and “guy” in gender neutral ways.
Putting this disclaimer generally comes across as much more combative and much more like intentional misgendering than simply using words like “dude” and “guy” in gender neutral ways.
I didn’t get diagnosed until I was in my mid-forties. I’m from the same generation of “drugs for kids are bad, just let them be kids”, with an added sprinkling of “my kid can’t have ADHD, he’s too smart”.
Dude•, I fully endorse behavioral changes to mitigate ADHD behaviors, but they only go so far. As my address levels increased with age, my coping methods gradually fell apart, and then very suddenly collapsed. I spent the last three months drinking shit-loads of coffee and spending all of my office time playing FTL instead of taking care of essential administrative tasks. It was getting bad.
The point is, therapy and behavioral changes are good. But they have limits. Don’t rule out medication, just trust the doctor to know their shit. Also advocate for yourself if the doctor is too cautious. Mine was worried about stimulants and my blood pressure at my age and (lack of) cardiovascular health. It hasn’t been a problem at all
eta: •dude is officially a gender neutral term btwe^2: i have been told the above is more harmful than not. I’m not too proud to admit I have more to learn
You don’t get to decide that for anyone.
I’m going to look this up in the book of Sam’s law.
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Oh, look at that! It says dude is gender neutral. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go find a redneck that put trucknuts on his Dodge Ram and congratulate him on helping his truck transition to male
E: sorry not trying to be a dick, it just comes naturally. I’ll leave my original response up so everyone can know my shame. Also rednecks are pretty easy to troll
I haven’t talked to a doctor. Scheduling an appointment is the first obstacle, but I intend to try to get medicine soon™. My blood pressure and HR are generally low, so I’m not too worried about stimulants.
Putting this disclaimer generally comes across as much more combative and much more like intentional misgendering than simply using words like “dude” and “guy” in gender neutral ways.
Fair. I’ll make another edit