I am actually a nineteen year old, second year university student who had previously been diagnosed with GAD. As many of you probably know, anxiety and other behavioral disorders are often co-morbid with ADHD. Thus, after giving very detailed, specific details of my difficulty with focusing, impulsive eating, and etc. my GP has revised his diagnosis as ADHD being the primary disorder. I am writing regarding this blog entry by Dr.Handelman because I have struggled with obesity since I was about six years old. Due to my determination to lose weight and the very helpful assistant of my GP, I began a dieting and exercise life style change and have lost most of my excess weight (except for about the last ten pounds). I believe that my anxious thoughts propelled me to eat when I felt nervous and this ultimately had a negative effect on my diet and weight loss goals. I have always been very hardworking and received outstanding grades in high school; some psychologists may classify my personality as Type A, despite the fact that I am not hostile. However, I struggled through the first year and a half of university with serious drops in my academic average compared to before. After being diagnosed with ADHD and receiving treatment, I am not only improving in social functioning, but also with my focus during reading, lectures, and during conversations. As a hopeful future medical practitioner and an individual, who suffered with ADHD throughout his adolescence, I hope that my story will shed some light on your situations or that of your children. Please do not ignore your children’s concerns about their difficulty with memory, focus, or hyperactivity as they may have a more serious mental health disorder that should be immediately and adequately addressed to improve their overall quality of life.

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