i took a ADD test at www.amenclinic.com and it said it is highly probable i have some types of ADD, it also answeres why i worry alot for no reason, and other symptoms of ADD. But my mom doesn't believe me. any advice

Has your mom seen any of the websites about ADD?

Maybe tell your mom about the problems you are having and tell her you would really like to see a doctor or psychologist

There's also a great book out there that you could ask her to read it's called. Understanding Girls With AD/HD
by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen Littman, Patricia O. Quinn

I wasn't diagnosed until I was an adult and it took a while for my mother to accept that I had ADD.

Maybe you could talk to another adult like an aunt or a family friend and ask him or her to talk to your mother with you.

Hi Lara: Welcome to the Forums. Perhaps you could print out some of Dr. Amen's information and show to her....especially the ADD test and results....Does she need some education on ADD? (incidentally I SO relate to worrying for no apparent reason).....Maybe she doesn't believe you YET...because she doesn't want to believe you as now she's been confronted with the fact that her daughter has a challenge to deal with that affects her life......but perhaps in time she'll come around...

Originally posted by joanrdtobe
Hi Lara: Welcome to the Forums. Perhaps you could print out some of Dr. Amen's information and show to her....especially the ADD test and results....Does she need some education on ADD? (incidentally I SO relate to worrying for no apparent reason).....Maybe she doesn't believe you YET...because she doesn't want to believe you as now she's been confronted with the fact that her daughter has a challenge to deal with that affects her life......but perhaps in time she'll come around...

I agree totally with Joan's ADDvice especially this part:

"daughter has a challenge to deal with "

But there are some extreme ADDvantages of ADD also.

To each person there are unique and you will have to find out for yourself as to what they are for you.

I think you have two pretty good people who have already responded to your post quite willing to be there for you as you grow and learn about ADD.

Here is a Quote from a Dr Hallowell and these pages alone are what opened my eyes to some of the ADDvantages of ADD

What It Is Like To Have ADD (http://www.acbr.com/fas/adhdlike.htm )

If nothing else you may find it very amusing as to how he describes it. I still get a chuckle ever time I read it.

Originally posted by Lara
i took a ADD test at www.amenclinic.com and it said it is highly probable i have some types of ADD, it also answeres why i worry alot for no reason, and other symptoms of ADD. But my mom doesn't believe me. any advice

Not many girls with ADD in UK. As i recall my statistics there r only 5% of all AD/HD sufferers in the UK who r girls/women. im a bloke so nothing special there 4 me. a lot of doctors refused to accept AD/HD as a real condition until about 5-8 years ago. Imagine how that feels. u know cos u suffered similar problems getting diagnosed. Unbelievable how many doctors still think it isnt real and it is just bad behaviour.

Lara: Just confronting with plenty of evidence. Try not 2 use lots of Internet souced material. Get guidebooks and literature from books on the subject. It looks much better when it is presented with a tangible source i.e. a doctor etc rather than sourced from the net, which carries with it the idea it is junk. That is all i can say. That usually helps. Conformation from a doctor/GP might also be relevant too.

Lara, i know it's been a long time since you posted this but i was wondering how it's going?

i just wanted to tell you that it definately IS possible to get good grades when you have ADD! I was an all A student until high school, and even in high school I still had all A's and B's with a few C's. No one knew I had ADD until this year (i'm 20 now) - didn't even suspect it becuase I managed to do well.

The truth is, I compensated for ADD with hard work and natural ability - people with ADD can still be really smart, and it hides the problems they are having. Eventually though the ADD catches up with the natural ability and you can't hide it as well anymore... hopefully it won't have to come to that before your parents believe you!

Definately follow the other people's advice who posted, books and things help a lot. I know my own mom refused to listen to me or even read the books at first; I didnt' fit the picture of ADD so she didn't want to listen.

good luck!!
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