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Dumb shit like this is why I didn't get medicated for ADHD. Real fun trying Adderall as a party drug and realizing you probably could've not struggled throughout school
Comment by I_are_facepalm at 10/01/2020 at 16:18 UTC
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I routinely gave neuropsychological assessments and diagnosed children with ADHD. It's always a sensitive topic when telling parents that medication (at the very least a consultation) is indicated. Sadly, some children that REALLY needed pharmacological intervention were denied because of parent misconceptions. I always felt bad because I know those kids would have a hard academic future due to their untreated executive functioning weaknesses:(
Comment by Elriuhilu at 10/01/2020 at 17:09 UTC
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I had meth a few times at parties a while back and wondered how come the others seemed to get really jittery and would lose their train of thought if something distracted them, when I just felt switched on, in a good mood and full of energy. I could pay attention better and my memory was amazing. I still remember certain details from those parties.
Fast forward seventeen odd years and my psychiatrist tells me that I have something along the lines of ADD, but because by then I was in my thirties he couldn't diagnose me precisely anymore. Once he explained what ADD actually is, so many things I'd experienced fell into place. Sometimes I wonder if I would have achieved more if I'd known twenty years ago.
Comment by RochnessMonster at 10/01/2020 at 22:55 UTC
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I, finally, decided to deal with my ADHD. And by that I mean ask to be evaluated by a series of therapists and prescribing physicians cause I was so friggin' terrified of this comic strip. Its the same thing my parents were scared of when I was growing up and dying in school. No, its not normal for your 3rd grader to be allowed to wander off to the library in the middle of class.
Long story short, Ritalin is amazing and its like I'm a whole person. And I'm still imaginative as fuck, I can just now finish the idea to its end. I hate the feeling of having wasted so much of my younger life, especially in an academic field. And like other posters I was the typical arc of fidgety, gifted classes, honors, high tests, and bad grades.
Comment by NickyXIII at 10/01/2020 at 23:18 UTC
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Holy fuck, I wasn't coming to the comments to say anything, but your first sentence is exactly what I said to my self out loud when I read the comic. I remember everybody made it seem like I would become a zombie and not be happy but would be able to 'work better'. When I finally was prescribed Adderall at 29 it blew my mind how much better I felt. It was the exact reverse of what my expectations had become.
Comment by LardyParty117 at 10/01/2020 at 17:59 UTC
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and its all fun until you take 3 30 mgs for exams and get wasted but also somehow get a B
Comment by DoggedDan at 10/01/2020 at 18:08 UTC
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Spot on man, Calvin finished his assignment so he's not struggling in school and now has more time to hang out with Hobbes. This post is dumb shit.
Comment by Groinificator at 10/01/2020 at 23:34 UTC
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I'm medicated and have been for as long as I can remember, it's almost certainly better, but it's no walk in the park either