Before ADHD was Well-Known
April 11th, 2005I was a child before the ADHD diagnosis had exploded in popularity.
I wonder if I would have been diagnosed as an ADHD child if I had been born during a later decade. Would my parents have suspected my problem? Would my teachers have suggested to my parents that I see a child psychologist?
I might be lucky that I missed the childhood ADHD popularity boom. I grew up without Ritalin, without Adderall, without stimulants, period. My brain was able to develop naturally. The connections within my brain might have formed differently, had I been stimulated by medications from an early age.