We don’t lack for information on Adult ADHD these days. But, unfortunately, we also don’t lack for myths. Which is which?
I wrote these myth-busting posts early in the ADHD Roller Coaster’s life, starting in 2008.
By now, some of these myths are well-understood — but not by everyone!
—Gina Pera
Myth #9: ADHD medication should be reserved only for severe cases. Who made that rule? Who knows. Sounds Puritanical. Or, in the case of hucksters exploiting the “ADHD Market,” marketing. You might have heard ADHD …
Years ago, I noticed a connection between ADHD and nicotine. For example, the adults in my local discussion group who had smoked cigarettes as teens and young adults reported the least “baggage” from living with …
Is there a connection between ADHD and this phenomenon called gaslighting? Potentially. But, as with most ADHD-related topics, it’s complicated. In this post, I examine the topic from a few angles. I’m seeing more talk …
The topic here is prescription Adderall. Specifically: Adderall is too often prescribed badly. It has repercussions on individuals— and it accounts for intensifying backlash against the diagnosis itself. Do most prescribers treating ADHD know this? …
The Tragic Truth Of Prescription Adderall, or “Madderall” Read More »
What do the words ADHD, low empathy, and narcissist have in common? Potentially, more than many people realize. This knowledge should be more widely understood, including in the mental health field, because it could hold …
ADHD and Lacking Empathy: Was I Raising a Narcissist? Read More »
Benzedrine is not today a stimulant used to treat ADHD. But it was used to treat many things—perhaps including unrecognized ADHD—in the past. Maybe you’re too young to have heard the song, “Who Put the …
Did Mrs. Murphy Abuse Benzedrine? Or Did She Have ADHD? Read More »
Could Anne of Green Gables have ADHD? How about Pastor Meredith? We’ve all experienced it: While watching a movie, reading a book, or listening to a song, we recognize….ADHD. Even if the creator of that …
Netflix’s Take Your Pills, produced by Maria Shriver and daughter, is more shock-umentary than documentary. Yes, friends, it’s that time again: A feeding frenzy on ADHD and the medications used to treat it. Because nothing …
Netflix’s “Take Your Pills”: Anti-Science—and Mean Read More »
By Taylor J., guest writer It’s a pernicious myth, this idea that stimulant medications are dangerous. In fact, it has been repeated so often, it’s largely accepted as fact. Yet, just as with Uncle …
To people who don’t truly understand Adult ADHD, it seems a ridiculous oxymoron: A perfectionist person with ADHD? Yet, the phenomenon is surprisingly common. I hear it among my friends who say, for example, that …
Now we come to ADHD Myth #10: The symptoms of inattention in ADHD are nothing more than “daydreaming.” This is one more aspect of an over-arching popular myth about ADHD: It “pathologizes normal human behavior.” …
