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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My adhd son lacks attention. Plain and simple. Underestimated everything. Too little effort and attention to detail in all activities. He has been diagnosed with adhd and anxiety. So was his dad. So is he misdiagnosed?[/quote]

Depends. Are you gauging only by looking at the things you think he should be paying attention to or everything? What is he like when something that interests him comes along.  I love having ADHD and find my DD with ADHD to be one of the most amazing, curious and interesting people in the world. I'd not trade my brain or hers for an ordinary/more common one. Can it be difficult? Sure. The world is made for the majority. But you can teach yourself to reframe goals and expectations to get through/over the most monotonous of things.  But, to have the insatiable curiosity and drive to learn about and do everything about anything that seems interesting?  It's like living with an endless source of wonder and the energy and will to chase down every possible version of life worth living. I'd love it if society was more aware of the way it really works because we can certainly be harnessed. My kid learned 5 years worth of an instrument in 2. She's not a prodigy. She has an aptitude but, most importantly, she loves it. And, so, she is extremely dedicated to its study.[/quote]

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