Adolescents with ADHD,

ADHD affects children, adolescents and adults across all genders, socio-economic status and geographic location.
We spoke to adolescents with ADHD about their experiences with ADHD and this is what they told us.
We would like to hear from you! Go to www.adhdspeaks.ca for more information.
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[@cassandra_novella]

Being smart is indeed not the same as being neurotypical, amazing video!!

[@finnbutler1486]

I don’t want to self diagnose, but with every video I watch about the symptoms, but don’t want to self diagnose. I don’t want to go to the doctor to see, because I don’t want to be wrong

[@mallyk8199]

I had the same conflict for a while. I finally made the decision to tell my parents so I can get tested and I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty rough and I keep second guessing myself. But it does more harm to leave it and nor know them to just take the leap and find out. That's what my friend told me.

[@georgie3528]

@@mallyk8199 Did you get diagnosed with ADHD?

[@polymerasiecondens6857]

@@mallyk8199 yeah What happened

[@memeraii]

If it's truly bothering you in your daily life, go get tested. Even if it's not ADHD, then it's probably something else which you can find out during the testing (for example, people with ADHD are at higher risk of depression, but depression itself is also very similar to ADHD)

[@polymerasiecondens6857]

@@memeraiiI started with testing since december, it took 5-6 months for the result and I got the combined type. Im from the Netherlands and it takes so long here, idk if it's because of corona

[@goofball2228]

“ADHD is only in childhood” That’s such a misconception. My grandpa is 72 and he still has ADHD. I also have it and I’m almost 15.

[@JohnnyOverlord146]

I have both ADHD and Autism, it's hard living with both but I'm still trying

[@user-ec9yu1ep2j]

Same. Fun fact: 40% of people with Autism have ADHD. I found that the Autism plays against the ADHD, and you have little to no control over your sensory or emotional regulation and everything becomes an overwhelming mess.

[@sunnirobertson4316]

I have both ADHD and OCD and it is a struggle

[@JohnnyOverlord146]

@@user-ec9yu1ep2j yes it does I hate it

[@JohnnyOverlord146]

@@sunnirobertson4316 yeah I feel like I have OCD most of the time

[@sunnirobertson4316]

@@JohnnyOverlord146 I’m so sorry to hear that. Stay strong my friend.

[@noirnothing4389]

I always thought the things tht i do such as being WAY TOO talkative, not being able to understand the teacher even aft explaining multiple times, getting worked up over the tiniest things, had to walk around the sch during break time, not being able to organize my table, misplacing things in my house and had to go to the restroom several times during class, was all just my “personality” of being lazy and incompetent. This makes me feel so validated.

[@Anolaana]

Really cool to see such a range of young people speak!

[@kendallsutherland9719]

I’ve watched a lot of these vids and have many symptoms. I don’t know how to tell someone that I think I have this…they probably won’t believe me.

[@lobolunar1049]

I loved the picture in your profile...i don't have an exact meaning put in words or thoughts for it but it's somehow touching and feels deep

[@ciannamelodies]

When I was 10 I was tested for adhd a few times but came back negative. Now I’m 17 and the symptoms are more present and I tell my mother but she won’t get me tested again because of how much I’ve been tested for different things. But I came positive anxiety, depression and ptsd at 14.

[@elvisrhys5950]

Same.

[@stefanospoluzopoulos1700]

Are u ok now my friend;

[@ciannamelodies]

@@stefanospoluzopoulos1700 Slowly getting there

[@mindstorm9157]

I have mild adhd, witch havent been that Big of a problem for me. I Can Kinda relate to both people with stronger adhd (and other mental disorders) and to people with No mental disorder. But i have had Some hard times figuring out What it meant and who i was. I have felt like No one understood me and like i was weird and my brain wasnt working correctly. But then i learned to love myself th way i was and that there was “good” sides to it too. Now i know that my adhd doesnt make my brain less functional but just different.

[@irreplaceabledm]

so, i think i have adhd. my dad and brother have the combined type and i think my grandpa did too. the thing is, i’m very inattentive, like VERY. i just space out during normal conversations, i’m very disorganized, i forget about important events, i’m always fidgeting, i have trouble understanding things that are hard for me to focus on, i have anxiety, low self esteem, etc. but the thing is, i always done great in school, in fact, i’ve always been from the best in my class. it’s not like i understood always the teachers, only if i really understood and liked the subject, and when the exams came i just would wait until the very last day to study and i had a lot of trouble studying even if i tried my best. nevertheless i got good grades, i still do, but now that high school started, i saw the symptoms even more obvious, i really can’t focus on class, i’m doing well cause i really focus on many projects and exams, yet i fail to understand and remember the classes and my schedule. my organization is HORRIBLE, for every aspect of my life, i just can’t get my room neat cause i promise i’ll clean it up and i never do, my agenda is empty, i forget about the easiest things. and more things i’m lazy to remember right now. and i told my mom and i’m getting a diagnosis, but the things is, my family just don’t believe me. as i’ve always been a “bright” student and i’m not hyperactive they never suspected anything and they still tell me i should stop the diagnosis. and this totally breaks me, cause it’s not like i want to have adhd, but i want to know why i can’t make other things like other kids, there are a lot of things that i can’t do, like finishing tasks, i rarely finish things and accomplish them. and omg i’m going on a totally different path here i’m sorry this is confusing. but to sum up, i’m scared of actually not having it and just being lazy and that my family was right this whole time

[@adetounawosanya3507]

This accurately describes what I'm dealing with right now. I can't study for exams until a day before it(I have one tomorrow) and I can never get anything. It's almost scary how much I relate to everything you just explained. My mum doesn't believe me either.

[@irreplaceabledm]

@@adetounawosanya3507 i just finished my diagnosis and on tuesday i’ll go with a doc to diagnose me, in the parts of focusing and remembering things i was very low, yet i was very high in other parts. i also made a list of my symptoms, they are A LOT. i hope everything i did was worth it. i encourage you to tell your mom to make a diagnosis!

[@adetounawosanya3507]

@@irreplaceabledm thank you so much. Hope everything works out for you and you're able to get the help and understanding you need. I'll talk about the diagnosis with my mum again. Hopefully, this time would be different.

[@irreplaceabledm]

@@adetounawosanya3507 i wish you the best of luck, you’re not alone

[@irreplaceabledm]

@@adetounawosanya3507 update! i just got out of the doctor and yeah, i have adhd and anxiety HAHAHAH i really really hope you are doing great! so if you are going through the same as me, it’s really likely you have it too

[@sokawai5]

I have adhd but the video is hmm(read this in a british accent-->) a bit boring imma go watch peppa pig im kidding this video is true

[@lumbago9379]

im british but i couldnt read it in a british accent

[@sokawai5]

@@lumbago9379 bro why cant I understand what my comment is saying anymore 👁👄👁 it doesnt make any sense

[@kai1363]

If you look at it carefully, you can see that their eye balls will try to focus on the interviewer beside the camera and quicky it will roll sideways or up or down.

[@kai1363]

@Chloe Benson staring and retain eye contact when you are talking to other person is different. When you are staring at people, you would not blink and talking.

[@ShadowFungus]

Being smart is the only thing we have, it’s one thing that helps us get through in society but it can only go so far. 😢

[@sunnirobertson4316]

I have ADHD and it’s been a challenge but it does get better if you get the help you need.

[@AmandaSbarros]

I feel like I'm dying. I'm so happy for being alive for the first time of my life, I'm not depressed anymore but I feel like I don't work. I'm taking Wellbutrin and I told my doctor that I think I need more stimulants, something for ADHD and she told me to become more organize, to set up alarms on my cellphone like I never tried that. I'm doing therapy but it's not working, I don't wanna talk abou my past, I wanna talk about the now. I'm trying extremely hard and sometimes my brain just shuts down. I'm so miserable, I want to be alive so bad but I can't function

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

I’m a girl and I have it I was late diagnosed tho I thought I was the only girl with it I’m not alone anymore

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

@Ramen Lover I’m in WesternAustralia

[@boomwizardyt7228]

I’m I’m 17 years old and I think I have adhd I feel like, should I ask my mom to get diagnosed.

[@upthenato1013]

i have adhd and globel development delay and its hard being a 17 year old mainily from a priry school i was terrible on the tablets but then i stopped the tablets but still just forgot things get upset easily and its hard to controll

[@jade5167]

Notice how they all are probably masking in this video.

[@triyulianti9528]

Thank you for this video, it's really help !

[@LucaMuntz]

I have adhd and ocd. Both hugely mentally draining disorders😩

[@adhdvid]

We agree - lived experiences with these over here. FYI October Awareness month and our virtual conference this year are both focused on ADHD and co-occuring conditions in case you want to tune in. Be well -

[@LucaMuntz]

@@adhdvid wow thank you for the heads up, it’s my birthday oct 1st so it being for October is pretty poetic. Where do I need to keep an eye out for this ?

[@n1n957]

WHY DOES IT THAT I FINALLY FIND THIS RIGHT NOW IM ALWAYS BEEN CONFUSED ABOUT MYSELF IM CONFUSED AND NOW I UNDERSTAND I DIDNT PURSUE COLLEGE BECAUSE I THOUGHT I AM DUMB

[@Darkspadegaming]

now that i watched this it seems they are normal people having who are aware of what they have and embracing their difference with others i think i have what they called ocd i tend to repeat words in my head, check if i left the gas open 🤣for me its funny being me sometimes.

[@tooslimey2272]

Being able to focus and being smart is not the same thing

[@rebekah4405]

Does anyone know of there's a link between really premature birth and ADHD?

[@moss534]

Can you develop add or ADHD as a teenager or an adult?

[@ankushmanhas5194]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@thespedshed6963]

Wish I got extra on test teachers don’t care about my adhd they just give me detention or suspend me I’ve asked for extra time on test cause not only do I have adhd I have dyslexia so I be sitting there and the words get mixed up I get marked down cause I didn’t spell something correct I probably had the right letters I just wrote them mixed up

[@imaan8301]

Almost my whole friend group has adhd haha

[@sherlymathew4886]

I have adhd and am really in trouble

[@Nathaniel971-tn6gj]

My report cards are excellent and sometimes average...

[@piperfan4094]

My name is Katelyn and I have adhd

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

Same

[@sirijanthakur]

they seem perfectly fine to me xD

[@everydayrq]

I wonder who is the three dislikes?🤔

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

The girls without adhd

[@camcam_5643]

Probably the bipolar ppl

[@alexandrablue4709]

Parents in denial lol

[@elafaqrawi8723]

Excuse meeee!! Adhd is not psychiatric disorder at all idc who said that or developed this theory adhd is psychological disorder not psychiatric there is a difference

[@neko_neko9]

It's neurodevelopmental

[@alekc5882]

ADHD? More like legal adderall smh

[@s0dap0p54]

fuck off

[@alekc5882]

@@s0dap0p54 It's a joke chief

[@s0dap0p54]

@@alekc5882 ah sorry man, couldn't tell

[@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up]

It’s not a joke!

[@alekc5882]

@@Wham_Yogs_Wake_Me_Up who tf r u to decide?