Brad's Story: A 12 year-old with ADHD

Brad is an extremely bright, creative 12 year-old who loves building things, playing in his treehouse and making movies. He is also diagnosed with ADHD.

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[eltotoloco69]

is he from wayne nj? i recognized the woods in his backyard

[JNJhealth]

@eltotoloco69 No, not in NJ.

Rob

[alan233188]

poor kid ): im going to cry

[JNJhealth]

@alan233188 Brad's actually a very happy kid!

Rob

[StuckInTheSky0]

You don't need medicine, boy. You have a spiritual gift.

[Madi4899]

I'm 12 and I have ADHD. My dad put me on this medicen and I hate it sometimes. I get really awesome grades when im on the medicine but im always so depressed. and when not on the medicne im so happy and eveyone else around me just hates it! its no fair!

[GlovedFury]

please check out my story of my life living with ADHD, High Autisic levels, Dyslexia, Disgraphia, aspergers syndrome and where I am Now. I hope to inspire people

youtube.com/watch?v=mmmkorfMtW­s

[allnamesaretakenfuck]

from my own experience alternative treatments dont work for crap, medication is probably the only thing that works, but when im on it i just dont feel like myself, kind of like my soul is just pulled right out of me. people say "oh your lucky your all hyped up on stimulants all day blah blah" i dont need stimulants, my brain is already stimulated all the time and medicine makes me not stimulated. now im screwed probably for life school is like trying to fly it just cant be done without help

[SuperWaterpolo9]

I was diagnosed with ADHD in the fifth grade and now i'm a junior and now still struggle with ADHD. I always hope that scientists will find a cure or i will grow out of it. At the same time it has shaped me to be the person i am today. Even though i can't sit still for more than 10-15 seconds and thoughts are always running through my head, it has created my creative and enthusiastic brain. At first when the doctor told me i had ADHD and there was no cure i was shocked. now I have accepted it!

[mychannel112]

@alan233188 why? There's nothing even really wrong with him...

[OdomtologyBooks]

Alternative Treatments ARE out there!!! KINDLE owners, check this out!! /watch?v=pg_K5C2iaqw

[MJJfan137]

I have ADHD and ADD. so, I know how he feels. Had them since I was little.

[AnnaLR1640]

adhd treatable by thought field therapy.

[englandinacan]

@DarkoMFS Try actually having ADHD, try being in a country that *doesnt* overdiagnose it like in the USA (half the cases there are faked or misdiagnosed)

Learning how to control my ADHD *without* meds has been key to my success as a restauranteur.

ADHD however is clearly an existant condition and has a STRONG genetic link. You can follow it all the way up my family, it's incredibly obvious in my dad's bloodline.

90% of true adhd cases are caused by genetics

[englandinacan]

All in all, I have found marijuana to be far more effective at controlling both my ADHD and tourettes than any prescribed drugs.

Side effects ritalin gave me: sleeplessness, lack of appetite, visual+audial hallucinations, constant diorreah, palpitations, overexcertion, a government-sponsored 18 month stimulant addiction and all the stereotyped cocaine/amphetamine symptoms, including always looking overworn, like you havent had any sleep for a week.

Side effects of weed: Happy, hungry, sleepy.

[englandinacan]

@mssaxle Seriously think twice when it comes to meds.

They turn you into a superhuman. Your body seriously cannot keep up with it.

I took as little as 1/4 the amount I was being prescribed.

I had just about every single symptom of a cocaine addict, which ritalin is the most similar to.

Getting off the stuff was one of the hardest things I've done.

It's POTENT, addictive, energy and confidence in a pill - and too much of it.

And you get it for free.

Been off ritalin for 14 months now.