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ADD/ADHD

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7. I was bored out of my mind in 5th grade and would probably be diagnosed with ADD today. Fortunately,

Wed Sep 11, 2019, 02:27 PM

Sep 2019

my family moved to Caracas, Venezuela and the change in environment and a more interesting and challenging curriculum "cured" me.

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There's no such thing as ADD. [View all] Phentex Apr 2014 OP

Not "simply" a catch-all diagnosis. Nitram Apr 2014 #1

Or "act IN". School makes some kids crazy. Really. n/t Smarmie Doofus Apr 2014 #2

It's amazing LWolf Oct 2014 #5

Did you explain to your student how focused he had to be Blue_true Dec 2019 #9

A little disagreement mikahawkins Oct 2020 #15

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2020 #16

I got bored in school I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #18

ADD is not simply a catch-all diagnosis. mapol Sep 2019 #6

Yeah, right. There's also no such thing as.... meow2u3 Apr 2014 #3

Have you come to understand more about your ADD? Blue_true Dec 2019 #10

Wes Clark was diagnosed True Blue American May 2023 #22

Sorry that people have given you such a hard time about it, trublu992. WSSlover Apr 2021 #17

not know ClaudiaBradley Oct 2020 #14

Because if it exists, it complicates their judgement of bad, lazy kids. quakerboy Nov 2022 #19

Better late than never Blappy Nov 2022 #20

Adhd is fucking real I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #21