To those who have been diagnosed and treated for ADHD or ADD?

For a large portion of my life i have wondered of i have ADHD or ADD i'm not quite sure what the difference between the two of them are but that's beside the point, i've mentioned this to my mother but she says the same thing every time... it's normal to not pay attention to anything that doesn't really interest you i.e. math and a few other things in general, to say the least i always give up really easily when i don't understand something or when i have difficulties solving a problem, my question is...assuming i do have either of the two how would the medication change my perspective on more difficult tasks?would the meds make me pay extra attention to details?

I have been diagnosed with ADHD about 4 years ago, and it was mostly decided from my lack of ability to sit still and focus in on things that didn't interest me. I was put on several medications which increased my ability to zone out noises and focus more on the work i was distracted from. However medicine cant do anything to make you remember more your own personal effort is needed like studying and taking notes, and getting frustrated easily is common for people who just don't get the work, but practice makes perfect. If the medicine does however make you able to focus on things with ease, you may feel more confident with hard tasks and be able to acomplish them easier then without medicine. Also ADHD means attention deficit hyperactivity disorder basically its different from ADD which just means attention deficit disorder but does not come with hyperactivity. Hope this helped a bit.

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

..So it's basically the same thing. Males are affected by it more than females. About the medication: Yes, that is it's purpose. However, there are 2 types of meds for ADHD
-non-stimulants
-amphetamines(known to cause some health problems to kids)
Funny thing about the ADHD is that 85% of the people in jail are having it.

Well, I've been diagnosed with ADHD, I'm not really sure what the difference is between the two, I always thought they were the same thing. The meds make you do better in school and whatnot, without you even realizing it. I went from straight F's and D's to A's and B's and the occasional C. So yeh they do make you pay attention a lot more.

ADD is Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD is Attention Defecate Hyper Disorder. If you think you have one of them you need to be tested for them. You could talk to a counselor or something at your school. But the best way to go about being tested is through your doctor. The medications for each vary, and they can help you, but you need ti know if you have the disorder first.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. You could go to your guidance counselor and ask if the school psychiatrist can test you for it, it may be something that mom has to agree to, but you do have the right to know. ADD is without the hyperactivity that ADHD, people with ADHD-pretty much know when they have it. My son has ADD and he does fine without medication-he didn't like it and I wasn't going to force it. You can learn strategies for dealing with ADD/ADHD. Math is typically hard for kids with that, my son has to doodle to get through boring subjects-basically the other side of his brain has to be working so that the more logical portion doesn't get bord. He has a high IQ, but has hard time in Math. Most of these kids have high IQs. Still, consider asking your school for help or have your mom take you to the doctor to see if you can be evaluated.