I belive that ADD does exist, but it is far to over diagnosed. I have ADD dyslexia and dysgraphia, and I can function pretty well (all diagnosed by a psycologist, Im a hypocondract). However an IQ of 152 does help with dealing with it, I can figure out how trick my self into working (yes I have to plot againest my own brain) to beproductive. Another thing that helps is being older, you tone down and can work around things. It also helps to study some thing that you really like. Mind you I wants hyperactive or anything, I didhowever tend to blank out in class alot when I was younger.Merkavar said:
However in the end its best to see how the kid is when hes older and if they are typically a kind person. If you tend to blank out alot and do things that arnt really destructive or desrubtive (foot taping and hummings songs and the like excluded) then you most likely have
ADHD. However if they destructive (without having other real behavior disorders like autisim) then theyre most like jsut a littel pain in the ass shit that needs to we whacked up side the head a few times.
Haviong ADHD is no excuase for dumping a whole box of cereal into a tank that is 4 feet of the ground, at that point the little fucker is ploting.