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. You might have heard ADHD called a spectrum condition. That is, it exhibits in varying degrees …
The topic here is prescription Adderall. Specifically: Adderall is too often prescribed badly. Poorly prescribed Adderall can create negative personality changes in people who seek only to treat their ADHD. Trouble is, they might …
The Tragic Truth Of Prescription Adderall, or “Madderall” Read More »
Early in my advocacy, I noticed a connection between ADHD and nicotine. Specifically, the adults in my local discussion group who had smoked cigarettes as teens and young adults reported the least “baggage” from undiagnosed …
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. Shame on all of them, because they are shameless. Yes, friends, it’s that time again: A feeding frenzy on ADHD …
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.” …
Myth #8: Having ADHD Is No Big Deal! Here’s the longer version: ADHD is only a difference in how you view the world. Why make such a big deal of it—or, worse, pathologize it? Sure, …
