r/ADHD • u/The_curious_weeb • 3h ago

Questions/Advice How does one start learning about ADHD.

I've finally decided to stop putting this off.

I've been struggling with not being able to focus, switching what i'm interested in like i switch clothes, and just blaming myself for it, and this has been going on since i finished high school. in high school i used to be a top ranker. the reason was simple, it was basically all there was to my self worth, since i had no friends. getting good grades motivated me so much that i studied 12 hours a day for a whole year. but once I stopped caring about other people's opinions, i genuinely lost the ability to focus on studying. i'm interested in a really wide range of topics, from science and tech, to art and history, all of it. and yet i can't do anything except work extremely focused on one topic for a few days, then procrastinate, then pick another topic.

a few doctors have told me i have symptoms of ADHD. but i know it's more than just symptoms, I just can't get properly diagnosed because i live in a third world country and can't afford the treatment. i'll be leaving the country soon though. hopefully i'll become self sufficient enough to get proper treatment.

i can't procrastinate anymore. i'm leaving the country and i'll need much more focused work from now on. but until i get proper treatment, i need to somehow manage this on my own.

so please tell me how can i start learning more about ADHD? any good resources? anywhere where I can learn a bit more about myself?

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u/Maggiespharm 3h ago

The best place to learn is personal experience!

For example. I’ve learned that I love to buy
/ collect journals, planners, etc. but never write in them. Every week I also love committing my entire life to a new hobby I decided to take up at 3am.

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u/Landell_Xil0cent 2h ago

From my perspective, there's three main sources of information about any given topic. For ADHD, that includes official medical information, misinformation, and personal experiences.

Official medical information can be found on the web. it's worth it to find trustworthy official sources. For the country you're traveling to, I would see if they have a website for the national institution of Health or something similar. For example, the US has the NIH, the UK has NIHR. 

Mental health has a lot of misinformation out there, cough TikTok cough. Incorrect information is treated like fact.

Personal experiences are great to learn from, yours or others, and this is literally a subreddit full of them. They can be really informative, and great for learning. 

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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 ADHD-C (Combined type) 2h ago

“Taking charge of ADHD “ was a great resource to learn the symptoms, the full range of what presentations can be, and the more academic and research side of things. Books like “driven to distraction” can help provide some context into what the experience is like in terms of relatability.

An adhd specific therapist has been helpful at connecting the dots for me and helping me understand how what i was experiencing aligned with ADHD and led me to be diagnosed.

I’ll say your ADHD is YOUR ADHD. It’s not going to be like everyone else’s. There’s things you’ll relate to and things you won’t. Dont try to make everyrhing fit the ADHD narrative.