Is ADHD outgrowable?

Is ADHD outgrowable, and to what percentage or age? Do ADHD sufferers have to take meds the rest of thier lives.

I don't know the numbers but some do outgrow it, others learn coping skills and others have to rely on meds.From what I understand, ADHD is life-long. Adults tend to have a better coping mechanism so it's not always obvious that they're suffering from it. If they're on medication or have altered their lifestyles and diet, they should be able to function accordingly. The only characteristic that can diminish within time (that I know of) is: organization. Disorganized ADHD children can grow to be orgranized adults. I had to learn coping skills and did very well at work usually. I learned to be and liked being organized. Once I had had things organized I could function a lot better. Unfortunately, I have never been that organized at home and it is there I notice the symptoms. I have never taken meds. I had to learn to cope to suvive. Part of it is up to the person to have the incentive to do whatever it takes to learn how.

I tihnk children start learning how to cope with help around 10 to 12 and by teenage years some are ready to get off medication. This is what I have read. A knowlegeable doctor can give you more inforamtion on that.

cynthiatweedle38700.3756481481According to the book I have, yes you can get over it as long as you take the right meds and constantly work on it.

BDLB,

is I have AD/HD therefore I am the name of the book?

with so many RX's out there how does one know which meds are the ones you should have.My 8year old son was on Aderol for his ADHD and I took him off because he wasnt eating and couldnot afford to loose weight. Any who, now he does need meds and I dont know where to start.

Healing ADD(it's actually a longer title) by Daniel G. Amen, good book. The search for the right RX's can be a very frusterating and I've tried Strattera first and hated it! Now I'm on Adderall and think it's a great drug. From what Dr. Amen says it's better to suffer some side effects of meds than to suffer the effects of AD/HD. Maybe start your son on a very small dosage to get him to get used to it. Good luck!

Try the book, Stopping ADHD. It gave real hope to me and it is working.

LOL anni, you sound like me with this whole diet thing. All the power to ya!

Box, I'm glad the diet thing is working for you.

I have posted on here for a long time about this book. I am so excited. It is hard to come here and not get a great response like I want. It takes time. I have been posting about it for well over 6 months and finally Tater, Leigh, and others took me seriously and bought the book. Some are trying it with their children. They think it makes sense too.

I have tried various methods. I don't have the discipline or the time for the diet changes. I guess I've researched diets so extensively for weight loss that it just doesn't interest me - perhaps that is it. Perhaps I should look into more. I have such a sweet tooth that it is hard for me to diet. I think that the insulin levels in my body are all out of wack. I know when I stop sugar is it very hard for me. The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet really worked for me for a while, then right back on the sugar I went.

Keep on going Box!!! You help us all to step our of our boxes!!!

Thank you anni, and I commend your dedication in spreading this word about these exercises. As for your sweet tooth, often times its the foods we're sensitive towards that we're fixated on. I have a student who CAN NOT HAVE REFINED SUGAR. If he sees it he comes obsessed. He'll steal, push, melt in order to get it. He's one of our greatest challenges and he's such a sweetie to look at him. Take the sugar away and he's much calmer. In fact, his parents brought in photos of him after eating something he was really sensitive to (that contained a bunch of toxic ingredients including sugars). Apparently he distroyed his bedroom. He flipped both mattress and furniture to try and build himself a little cocoon. The look in his eyes were scary - as if he was fighting for his life. I couldn't believe this was all due to food.

So ya, I'm just as adimant (sp? lol) about diet as you are with these exercises. I'll let you know how they work for me. My problem is that I don't have a lot of space in my place. We're moving this summer because of it but for now, you wouldn't believe how tiny our place really is - price? $650/mnth. UNbelievable.

Thanks for sharing.

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