Add/adhd?

[megamikey59]

ok my grandpa says i have partly ADHD. how do you know if you have it without getting diagnoised by a doctor with it?

[Bobby]

This (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/symptom.htm) Link Has Symptoms and such.

[megamikey59]

thanks
aww messages have to be more than 7 letters..

[megamikey59]

-Often does not give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities.
-Often has trouble keeping attention on tasks or play activities.
-Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly.
-Often does not follow instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions).
-Often has trouble organizing activities.
-Often avoids, dislikes, or doesn't want to do things that take a lot of mental effort for a long period of time (such as schoolwork or homework).
-Often loses things needed for tasks and activities (e.g. toys, school assignments, pencils, books, or tools).
-Is often easily distracted.
-Is often forgetful in daily activities.
-Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat.
-Often has trouble playing or enjoying leisure activities quietly.
-Often has trouble waiting one's turn.
-Often interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games).

Those are my symtoms I have. Do I have ADD or ADHD? I have all the Inattention items and 1 Hyperactivity item and I think 2 or 3 Impulsivity items..

[Bobby]

Hmm.. You could be ADHD.. but you need to check with your doctor to be sure.

[mikeike]

Trust me, if you had ADHD you'd know it because i have it and mine is soo bad that i am on the highest perscription for my specific ADHD medicine vyvanse and its at about 70 mg if this ends up slowly becoming less and less effective then i may have to get a different medicine that will allow me to take a higher dose or i will have to attempt to control it myself and that is no easy feat and trust me, you don't want to be around me when i don't take my medicine because at school, i am almost always around the girl i like and that makes it even harder to concentrate and stay still and even the slightest thing that could spark my anger would instantly become a roaring fire that engulfs anything in it's path and i end up becoming dangerous, so taking me off my medicine would be disastrous and it would pull my grades down dramatically and i would be even more stressed because just controling it enough to write this is taking almost all my willpower and i have to make sure that i don't get angry about anything at this moment or the entire computer will end up through one of the walls of my house. so, take my word for it, you would definately know if you had it because you'd be unable to sit still or focous on nything for more than a few seconds and even that's a stretch. there is no way that you could have ADHD and not know about it even if you didn't know what it was.