Although the majority of my blog tends to focus on autism spectrum issues, ADHD is a very real part of the Mindless Mommy household. My son was diagnosed with ’severe’ ADHD. Now I understand that severe isn’t a diagnostic category but his case is the most severe that his doctor has seen. I also understand that ADHD can often co-exist with spectrum conditions and it can be hard to discern what is what. However, for my son, ADHD impacts him on a daily basis to a very severe degree.
I recently looked over my son’s neuropsych report and many times throughout the report, mention of problems with executive function comes up. Even though my son does take prescription medication for his symtpoms (oh knoes, da medicines!) he still exhibits many problems with executive function noticed by his teacher, the neuropsych (as evidenced in executive function tests) and of course with family. Every few weeks I see a post on a message board or a blog that claims that ADHD is fabricated by big pharma and every time I see that I look at my sweet son who truly cannot control his impulses and think to myself – ADHD is real.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) along with ADDitude Magazine and the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) are working together to sponsor the 2008 National ADHD Awareness Week which will be from September 14-20. The theme for the 2008 awareness week is “From First Years to Golden Years: AD/HD and Life’s Relationships.”
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