There is more and more talk about neurodevelopmental disorders. Parents often look at their children to notice even the smallest symptoms so that they can detect, diagnose and help their children as quickly as possible. In the case of ADHD, it is worth remembering that it is a genetic disorder and, as psychologist Paulina Pietrzak says, the symptoms appear until approximately the age of 12. In today’s episode of “We Have Time” we talk about ADHD in adults. What is their life like? What difficulties do they have that they have to deal with on a daily basis and, above all, what does the diagnosis and then the therapy of such people look like? Listen to our conversation.
What does the ADHD diagnosis process look like? “It’s not like someone comes and says they’ve had ADHD for six months.”
Many of you have probably visited websites where it was written in capital letters: “Complete the test and see if you have ADHD.” Our guest, Paulina Pietrzak, showed us with her reaction during the conversation that it has nothing to do with diagnosing this disorder in a specialist’s office. So what does it look like?
First, we go to a specialist to check whether it makes sense to diagnose anything. It’s not that simple that it always has to be ADHD. We check the life history, what has happened, whether the symptoms have been present since childhood. Remember that in order to diagnose ADHD, the first symptoms must appear by the age of 12. It’s not like someone comes to the office and says: – Well, I’ve had ADHD for half a year
– psychologist Paulina Pietrzak tells us.
We are born with this type of brain, so these symptoms must appear already in childhood.
– he adds.
Can ADHD symptoms differ based on gender?
We also asked our expert whether gender matters when it comes to ADHD. – Strictly diagnostic – no. It’s not like there is a separate norm for women and a separate norm for men, but everyone who knows about ADHD knows that there are these differences, says Paulina.
Girls are brought up differently, we model them differently, therefore it is stereotypically assumed that these girls socialize faster and these symptoms are visible differently. For example, they have more hyperactivity in the area of sitting, not the kind of standing-running kind, but they pick their brains somewhere, or move from the side (…), or more often they go into such a world of dreams and this hyperactivity is realized in the head.
– explains the psychologist.
Listen to the entire conversation with Paulina Pietrzak and find out how you can support people who have ADHD, as well as what the symptoms of this disorder look like in adult life.
You can watch all episodes of “We Have Time” here.
Source: Gazeta
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