Here are just a few of the myths that exist around ADHD. They are harmful stories that perpetuate stigma and pain.
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MYTH: ADHD doesn’t exist
FACT: There are more than 100,000 articles in science journals on ADHD and references to it in medical textbooks going back to 1775.
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MYTH: People with ADHD just can’t concentrate
FACT: Individuals with ADHD can concentrate when they are interested in or intrigued by what they are doing.
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MYTH: ADHD is overdiagnosed
FACT: The rates with which ADHD is diagnosed vary so much primarily due to diagnostic criteria and measurement methods used.
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MYTH: Only boys have ADHD
FACT: Boys are diagnosed two to three times as often as girls, but about 4.2% of girls have received a diagnosis of ADHD at some point in their life (and that’s not none!).
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MYTH: ADHD meds are addictive
FACT: The therapeutic use of stimulant medications for ADHD prevents addiction
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MYTH: ADHD is caused by bad parenting
FACT: Parents do not cause ADHD. The disorder comes from the accumulation of many environmental and genetic risk factors.
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MYTH: ADHD is caused by bad parenting (Part 2)
FACT: Brain-imaging studies show that differences in brain structure and wiring cause problems with attention, impulse control and motivation.
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MYTH: ADHD is just an excuse for laziness
FACT: ADHD is really a problem with the chemical dynamics of the brain and it’s not under voluntary control.
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MYTH: All children grow out of ADHD
FACT: Significant symptoms and impairments persist in 50-86% of people with ADHD.
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MYTH: Children with ADHD just need more discipline
FACT: Discipline and relationship problems are the consequences of ADHD behavior problems in the children, not the cause.
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MYTH: Everyone has a little ADHD
FACT: Everyone does not have a physical difference in their brain.
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