Posted by Elizabeth on October 15, 1999, at 19:53:48
In reply to Diagnosis puzzle, posted by Noa on October 15, 1999, at 2:50:41
I don't know about ADHD, but something else caught my eye. You mentioned "writing phobia." Exactly what do you mean by this? I don't get "test anxiety," but I do have "homework anxiety" (in fact, at this very moment I'm avoiding a lab report that I know I can do easily if I can just get started). It really slows me down - I just feel paralyzed.
I wonder if this sort of thing is a problem for anyone else, and if anyone knows what to do about it.
Oh, one thing about ADHD and depression - they tend to go together, but the courses are different, ADHD being pretty much a chronic, continuous thing and depression being more sporadic. For whatever that's worth. I don't think the diagnosis matters so much - a better question might be, should you try stimulants? I don't know the answer to that.
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