We don’t lack for information on Adult ADHD. But, unfortunately, we also don’t lack for myths. Which is which?
I wrote these Adult ADHD 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
Maybe this has happened to you. As soon as you started learning about ADHD, you suddenly saw it all around you. You have officially donned your ADHD Eyeglasses. Among many people you know, you started
The topic here is prescription Adderall. Specifically: Adderall is too often prescribed badly. Adderall effects on personality can include irritability, anger, lowered empathy, reduced self-awareness, and even mania. Moreover, reckless Adderall prescribing patterns have
We’ve never seen a balanced news article about Adult ADHD on The New York Times front page, nor in the Opinion-Editorial section. Quite the opposite, in fact. Why is that? This question is timely
Eyeglasses and ADHD have a lot in common — chiefly, have both faced stigma, ridicule, and opposition. Here in the 21st Century, stigma has mostly faded for eyeglasses. An estimated 62 percent of Americans wear some type
To the uninitiated, it sounds horrifying: Toddlers medicated for ADHD! They’re drugging babies! Yet, if you understand the ADHD-associated range of physical symptoms—and physical risks—the reasons are obvious. If you still believe ADHD is
We hear it a lot: Modern life makes us all ADHD’ish. It can indeed seem that way. But there’s a difference between ADHD and ADHD’ish. Living in the accelerated 21st century, it’s easy to get
Taken singly, ADHD symptoms do resemble typical human behaviors—because they are. But there’s nothing “simple” about it. “ADHD is a matter of severity, an exaggeration of normal human behaviors,” explains physician, author, and ADHD expert
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. For example, I hear among perfectionism among my friends with ADHD who
If you’re like me, you get discouraged by ADHD naysaying in the media. That it is a condition that doesn’t exist, a Big Pharma invention. That individuals with ADHD—or their parents—are seeking the easy way
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
