Can an ADD disorder go away by itself?

[RecordProducer]

I know a person who claims to have had an ADD disorder when she was young. Now she is in her 40s and her teenage daughter has ADHD and is taking medications for it regularly. Is it possible that the mother's disorder disappeared just like that or does she still have it? She is very self-centered, hyper, extremely talkative, controlling, and bossy.

 

I'd like to hear from people who have had personal experience with this. Thank you.

[Outcast]

ADD is a lifetime disorder. Some people learn to cope to the extent that they function very well but they are not 'cured', they are just managing their condition very well.

 

Check out the websites of CHADD and ADDA (the two main ADD organizations) for lots of information about ADD.

[Roo-bie2]

Many people are misdiagnose. Allergies, mold, and diet can cause ADD and if it was in her childhood home but not her adult home there can be difference in behaviors.

[johan]

I think it can go away by itself. Speaking for myself, after my diagnosis, I remember it took a

[RecordProducer]

Many people are misdiagnose. Allergies, mold, and diet can cause ADD and if it was in her childhood home but not her adult home there can be difference in behaviors.

Well I just read that it cannot be cured. Her daughter has ADHD also so it's obviously genetic, not caused by food or mold or allergies.

 

The thing is - she acts a lot like ADHD patients and her daughter is definitely not misdiagnosed. She has it and even with the meds it's obvious.

 

Johan, please finish your thought.

[Pink_Tulip]

ROFL Johan!

 

RP- I don't believe it 'goes away,' I think that you learn to cope with it better the longer you live with it. So although the mom still technically has it, she has learned ways to deal with it that may make it appear she no longer has it.

[SurpriseSurprise]

Coping or behavior change is valuable to fit in and get along but it doesn't go away. Since we are looking at a invisible epidemic there is allot of confusion. Simply put in 1970 Autism was 1 in 10,000 now it is 1 in 166. This is not genetics. Heavy mettles are one factor, MSG and viruses. At this time there is very little money going into research. In fact if you look in you mouth those silver colored fillings 50% mercury.

[Touche]

ROFL Johan!

 

RP- I don't believe it 'goes away,' I think that you learn to cope with it better the longer you live with it. So although the mom still technically has it, she has learned ways to deal with it that may make it appear she no longer has it.

 

Johan is just being a clown! HA HA!

 

No such thing as ADHD, RP. Look it up...read my past posts on this if you want. It really doesn't exist. It's a behavior variant and nothing more. Don't buy into that hype. Do your research and judge for yourself.

 

Surprise, surprise has some good points. Please don't be like the rest of the sheep in this world who put their children on medications. PM me if you want to discuss this some more. I'll be happy to.

[Craig]

 

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[SurpriseSurprise]

ADHD is a broad term like ASD but the effect is real a neurological condition that we have not explicitly identified. This does not mean there is nothing you can do or can be done. To understand more about it you would need to understand metabolic science.

Survey's of people of this and similar conditions have rated medication with a very low ratings often in the teens. This comes accompanied by side effects. The first step that is hard but valuable is get the toxins out of you life. Vitamin C helps produce Glutithion that will help expel toxins.

 

If you want to make improvements keep it simple, understand why you are doing it and don't go by someone saying xx is proven.

[Touche]

Don't agree. Prove to me that's even a "neuroligical" condition. It's not. At least I'm not convinced.

 

This "condition" is easily controlled in other ways that have NOTHING, I mean NOTHING to do with medication.

[Craig]

This "condition" is easily controlled in other ways that have NOTHING, I mean NOTHING to do with medication.

Please share your insight how, specifically how it can be controlled.

[Touche]

Please share your insight how, specifically how it can be controlled.

 

Behavior and diet. That's all I'm saying. Do the research. It works. Know it first hand. But for those who insist on giving drugs, of course they won't believe it.

[SurpriseSurprise]

This "condition" is easily controlled in other ways that have NOTHING, I mean NOTHING to do with medication.

 

Just as there is information saying it doesn't exist there is information that say's it does and why. Bottom line I don't give a damn about proving anything to you. That is pointless. There are situations medication can help but what I see is allot of misuse and blanket treatments. Many different causes that create similar symptoms. head injury to poisoning what every. All this can't be identified, solved or reminded on a BBoard.

bye

[Outcast]

I suggest people try referring to actual experts on this. Opinion based on bogus 'research' is useless. The organizations I mentioned have tons of actual research done by genuine scientists.

 

Prove to me that's even a "neuroligical" condition. It's not. At least I'm not convinced.

 

This "condition" is easily controlled in other ways that have NOTHING, I mean NOTHING to do with medication.

 

Perhaps when you've attained your doctorate in biological psychiatry and/or neuropsychiatry or neuropsychology and have published your research on disorders and their psychopharmacology, your 'opinion' will be of value. Until then, not so much.

[Whitt]

I know a person who claims to have had an ADD disorder when she was young. Now she is in her 40s and her teenage daughter has ADHD and is taking medications for it regularly. Is it possible that the mother's disorder disappeared just like that or does she still have it? She is very self-centered, hyper, extremely talkative, controlling, and bossy.

 

I'd like to hear from people who have had personal experience with this. Thank you.

 

I have ADHD and became a teacher to help people like me. I have done a lot of research on the subject. There use to be a theory back when I was diagnosed in the early 80's that ADD or ADHD would be outgrown as someone grew up. Today, that theory is considered false. ADD and ADHD are somethings a person never outgrows. People tend to appear less ADD as they grow older because a) children are naturally more active than adults and b) people learn to cope with their ADD. People who were very disorganized as children (A symptom of ADHD) may learn how to keep themselves organized or a people who have difficulty falling asleep at night (Another symptom of ADHD) can learn ways to help themselves relax and slow down their thoughts. Sometimes people don't even realize they are creating these strategies.

 

It is quite possible that there are other causes of this person's hyper activity. Depression in children often mirrors ADHD. Food allergies are another possible cause.

[Whitt]

ADHD is a broad term like ASD but the effect is real a neurological condition that we have not explicitly identified. This does not mean there is nothing you can do or can be done. To understand more about it you would need to understand metabolic science.

Survey's of people of this and similar conditions have rated medication with a very low ratings often in the teens. This comes accompanied by side effects. The first step that is hard but valuable is get the toxins out of you life. Vitamin C helps produce Glutithion that will help expel toxins.

 

If you want to make improvements keep it simple, understand why you are doing it and don't go by someone saying xx is proven.

 

Currently there is a test that is much like a MRI that can diagnose ADD or ADHD. People who have these conditions have different brain activity that people who do not. It is almost like comparing a right-handed person to a left-handed person. Dyslexic people actually function more like a left-handed person no matter what their dominate hand is.

[Whitt]

This "condition" is easily controlled in other ways that have NOTHING, I mean NOTHING to do with medication.

 

Just as there is information saying it doesn't exist there is information that say's it does and why. Bottom line I don't give a damn about proving anything to you. That is pointless. There are situations medication can help but what I see is allot of misuse and blanket treatments. Many different causes that create similar symptoms. head injury to poisoning what every. All this can't be identified, solved or reminded on a BBoard.

bye

 

She's right - parents today have a wide variety of things that they can use to help their child cope with ADD and ADHD. Medication is just one of these options. ADHD medication does not fix ADHD, it only masks the sympotoms. Children with this condition must learn to cope with their hyperactivity and disorganization. They must learn to live life without the medication. If have ever taken ritalin (I did for 8 years and then on and off for another 10) you will understand how it flattens your personality, and creativity. It takes away the energy that, yes, makes ADHD people incapable of sitting in a classroom all day, but also takes away the extra energy that leads to creative thoughts and streaming ideas (the extremely positive qualities of a person with ADHD).

[RecordProducer]

Whitt, surprisingly, this woman is also a teacher! I think she has learned to mask the symptoms, but now that I learned she had/has it, a lot of what I thought were her character flaws I can "blame" on the mental disorder. For example the reason why she hates me. She is my sister-in-law and lives next door.

[alphamale]

Is it possible that the mother's disorder disappeared just like that or does she still have it?

ADHD is not curable. It does not go away any more than bipolar disorder or schizophrenia goes away. These are disorders that need to be treated for the lifetime.

 

For some individuals the disorders get worse as they age and the brain gets weaker...

[Whitt]

Good greif. I hope she doesn't really hate you! People with ADD or AHDH often suffer from low self-estem due to low school performance or an inability to get along with others. What she shows as a hatered is probably her low self image coming out. She probably feels like you are better than her in some way.

[RecordProducer]

Good greif. I hope she doesn't really hate you! People with ADD or AHDH often suffer from low self-estem due to low school performance or an inability to get along with others. What she shows as a hatered is probably her low self image coming out. She probably feels like you are better than her in some way.

Whitt, I thought she was my friend. I was starting to love her. Everything seemed great, then her 7-year old son told me she was talking in a mean way about me all the time. Then I connected this to the fact that her husband (my husband's twin brother) barely even says "hi" to me when he sees me. He literally openly ignores me.

 

For example, last Saturday we went on magic show (and took his son like many other times) and when we came to their house he said "How was the show?" I said: "So- so..."

 

He looked at mu husband and said: "I asked how was the show?' The point was : he didn't ask me, I don't count, he asked his brother so he repeated the question to his brother. Their mom says she lost her son because of her and he's been under a lot of pressure because of her.

 

I really feel uncomfortable around his brother (In don't really care about my SIL) and I don't even want to invite them to dinner or anything. The other day I said "Heeey!" to him in a cheerful smiling way. He just gave cigarettes to my husband and went away without saying "hi" to me.

[Craig]

RP that isn't ADD Dig a little deeper into the situation with your BIL and his wife. I think I know what you'll find but don't want to influence what you discover by telling you what I think it is.

[a4a]

RP that isn't ADD Dig a little deeper into the situation with your BIL and his wife. I think I know what you'll find but don't want to influence what you discover by telling you what I think it is.

 

 

I concur Craig....... that is just a wee part of the scene.

[alphamale]

RP that isn't ADD Dig a little deeper into the situation with your BIL and his wife. I think I know what you'll find but don't want to influence what you discover by telling you what I think it is.

what is it CRAIG? now my curiosity is piqued.