I know I have ADHD and I need help.

Parents Forum Learning Differences and Challenges - LD, ADHD
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<p>I've been reading about ADHD for quite awhile since like last year and I have come to realize that I have ADHD.</p>

<p>However, my father and mother deny that such a thing exists and both, along with my older brother, have pretty much bullied me into thinking that I do not have it.</p>

<p>My brother was malicious enough to tell me that the reason I do not have it is because I have been able to through role playing games on consoles but that is ridiculous because that's like saying that I do not have ADHD because I can sit down through a meal. And he told me he knew people who had ADHD at boarding school and that I was not like them but did not even say just how I was not like them (lies).</p>

<p>When I was in kindergarten and when I was recognized as bright then, my mother knew that I definitely had ADHD. I was all over the place, causing trouble, and my mind was sometimes not where it was supposed to be. My kindergarten teach too acknowledged that I had ADHD but she told my mother that the drugs to help those with ADHD were bad and as a result I never got treatment.</p>

<p>And just right now before I began <em>this</em> paragraph, I got in a fight with my parents and they called me lazy telling me that I was full of it. I told them that I will see if I can take an exam at my community college at the health building and they continued on with illogical tactics and it turned into a series of ad hominem attacks. I cried.</p>

<p>It pains me to know that a psychiatrist diagnosed me at gifted at my elementary school but I cannot function my brain to it's full extent.</p>

<p>So if there is no service available at my school, where can I get tested? Is any physician fine? Can any physician check me up?</p>

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<p>The evaluations are extensive and cost a lot. I am sorry your parents are having trouble with this. ADHD is something some folks think of as a "made up" disease. If you are still in high school, there is little you can do without your parents' help. Try your best to get into college. Once there, you can get help throught the disabled student program. The privacy laws will help you pursue this with or without help from your parents. I know a kid whose parents did the same thing and he did not get help until his sophomore year in college. Luckily, the school paid for the testing. He now has accommodations that allow him to be successful and his parents have accepted his learning disability, albiet belatedly. ADHD is difficult to deal with, especially when you know you are intelligent but everyone around you thinks you are lazy and unmotivated. You need to beleive in yourself and do the best you can to survive until you are old enough and have the resources to get the help you need. One thing kids with ADHD know about is persistence and hard work. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I'm currently attending a community college and I was told that I could not test until the Fall.</p>

<p>My parents do have health insurance and my dad told me that it will cover all costs. He merely told me that I have to drive myself because he's just too busy to do it but yeah, I guess I'll be getting help from them.</p>