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Your son was just diagnosed with add and OCD he is 6 years old?
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∙ 15y ago
i was diagnosed with it when i was 7.
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Can a person have ADHD ADD OCD and tourettes?
Usually you are born with autism adhd and ocd , But peopel with autism also tend to have adhd and ocd
How many types of 'ADD' 'OCD' and 'ADHD' is there?
ADD is an attention disorder, ADHD is like ADD, but often more activity. OCD is an anxiety disorder where people struggle with obsessions, and act on them through compulsions. Now days ADD and ADHD are interchangeable. I have ADD and OCD.
Can ADHD and obsessive-compulsive disorder occur together?
Yes; Individuals with ADHD often have cormorbid disorders like anxiety, depression, or dyslexia. Research has also found individuals with OCD are more likely to have ADHD. Yes, I am 15 and personally have been diagnosed with add and ocd. In 5th grade i was first diagnosed with ocd and had to be out of school for 2 months because it was so hard to stay in school while i had it. I also remember when i asked my therapist if people are ever diagnosed with both ocd and add when she told me yes i was like wow that would really suck. One or two years later i am diagnosed with add. Just to tell you in the long run i think having these disorders makes you a stronger person and in school it might not help you in howmework but i am able to ace tests in all my classes with not even ever studying. Even in 9th grade ive aced many of my exams without studying for even a minute.
Can ADD start at 15?
I know that ADD can start as early as childhood. I was diagnosed when I was about 16 years of age and my doctor told me that I had ADD way before I was ever diagnosed. So the answer to your question: Can ADD start at 15? Yes it can
What percentage of adults with OCD also have ADD or ADHD?
about 50%
Are there scholarships for individuals with ADHD?
Eli Lilly offers the Focus on Your Possibilities scholarship to adults diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Upside: One of, if not the only scholarship program established for those diagnosed with ADD/ADHD Downside: You have to be at least 25 years old to apply
Is add ADHD and or OCD controllable?
Both can be medicated and both can be helped by a psychologist and or psychiatrist.
Does Jackie Chan really have ADD or OCD?
No he does not. Jackie Chan does JOKINGLY refer (in interviews) to his habit of straightening things and tidying things as being OCD and also to his way of talking with his entire body as ADD but neither of these things are a reflection of a disorder.
How fast does Focus Factor work?
pretty fast, but it has nothing at all to do with treating ADD... see "difference between ADD and OCD"
How can you prevent dyslexia?
Dyslexia is something that you are born with, like OCD, ADD, or ADHD, therefore, there is no prevention.
Does treating a child with add prevent the symptoms in adulthood?
no. Unfortunately not. It's something that will be suffered through for life. see "difference between ADD and OCD"
What percentage of children were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD in 1990?
no one had any idea what ADD was in 1990
