ADD&ADHD

Feel free to submit your "just ADD/ADHD" things through asks or the submission page. I am not a licensed professional and what I say is based on personal experiences, communication with others and research. This does not make everything I say objective fact and I urge you to look for yourself. Links

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 Hey, I might delete this blog soon. I’m unsure what I’ll do with it but i’ll probably delete it. So please, save any resources from here if you still need them.

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 People with sensory processing disorders, what are your favorite foods to eat for sensory reasons?

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Can Dermatillomania be part of ADHD/ADD or is it an entirely separate thing?

 Dermatillomania is a separate diagnosable illness, so its an entirely different thing. While the two aren’t the same, adhd can cause skin picking disorders due to hyperactivity and low impulse control.

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Tips for Reading with ADHD

(or without ADHD, if they help regardless)

Physical print:

cover the page with a piece of paper and reveal lines/paragraphs as you read them

use a highlighter to emphasize important/interesting parts

take notes as you go to be physically engaged with the material

Digital media:

copy and paste the text into a doc/word processor

change the font size/style/colour to something more legible

make your own paragraphs and spacing

copy and paste one paragraph at a time to isolate them from the distraction of the rest of the text

install a browser extension like BeeLine Reader or Mercury Reader

zoom in on the page and scroll slowly so you’re revealing lines as you read them

physically cover the screen and reveal lines as you read them

if you do better with physical media, print it out or find a physical copy

Both:

read out loud

pace, move around, or use a fidget while reading

set a timer for 5 minutes and read in small chunks with breaks in between

divide the material into sections and read one section at a time with breaks in between

have another person, audio book, or text-to-speech program read it aloud as you follow along

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I don’t know if you’re still on here but if you are, would it be alright if I asked how coffee affects you? I’ve suspected I might have ADHD and I’ve heard coffee is supposed to make you focus but for me it just makes me tired so I’m curious about that.

 For me specifically, coffee tends to make me either shaky and decently focused. It has made me tired a few times but I don’t drink it frequently so I can’t give you too much info on that. 

 There is a theory that people with adhd focus better with coffee because it helps even out their dopamine levels. Healthline said “Dopamine levels in the brain have to be within a very narrow margin in order for a person to be able to focus on their work. But in ADHD, dopamine levels are too low. Stimulant chemicals such as caffeine or amphetamines tend to increase dopamine levels.” I need to say though I don’t think you can tell if someone has adhd just by how they react to caffeine, so I don’t want any of you using coffee to test if you have adhd or not. This is not a determining factor. Everyone reacts differently to caffeine, adhd or not.

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hey, so uh, i think i might have adhd inattentive type? but i'm not sure? and i just wanted to ask is RSD something that all adhd people have? it's ok if you don't know or don't want to answer lol and you don't need my permission to- anyways yeah sorry

 RSD is common for people with ADHD, but it is not part of the diagnostic criteria. It is more then possible to have any type of adhd without having rsd.

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Sorry for not updating I got a new hyperfixation and its taken over my life

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you mentioned something before about how sensory overload is not required diagnostic criteria, but like, what IS required diagnostic criteria for adhd?

 Heres a link to the required criteria for having ADHD according to the DSM5. The DSM is American though, so some places may have different criteria. 

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 Here’s a list of 100 shelf stable snacks since people with ADHD tend to forget about the food they bought, and also have issue remembering how long ago they bough things, which can lead to a lot of food spoilage. Not all of these are the healthiest but eating something is better then nothing.

ABC bar

Airheads

Almond Joy

Almond butter pouch

Almonds

Animal cookies

Apple chips

Applesauce pouch

Bagged roasted chestnuts

Bamba peanut snack

Banana chips

Beef jerky

Belvita biscuit

Boxed bone broth

Boxed chocolate milk

Butterscotch chips

Canned peaches

Canned pears

Canned sardines

Cashews

Chedder rockets

Cheerios

Cheese balls

Cheezeits

Chex mix

Chocolate chups

Chocolate covered coffee beans

Cliff bar

Corn nuts

Craisins

Dark chocolate squares

Dates

Doritos

Dried coconut flakes

Dried figs

Dried lemon slices

Dried mango

Dry cereal

Dry roasted edamame

Freeze dried raspberries

Freeze dried strawberries

Fruit Gummys

Fruit leather

Fun dip

Gingerchew

Goldfish

Graham crackers

Instant mashed potatoes

Instant oatmeal packet

Jello cup

Jellybeans

Juice box

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Kind bar

Konpeito

Larbar

Lemon heads

M&Ms

Mandarin orange cups

Nature valley bar

Nutella to go cup

Olives

Oreos

Peanut butter

Peanut butter pretzels

Peanuts

Pirate Booty

Pita chips

Poky

Pop tarts

Popcorn

Pretzels

Pub mix

Pudding cups

Pudding mix

Pumpkin seeds

RX bar

Raisin

Ramen chips

Rice cake

Rice cracker mix

Rice crispy treats

Ritz crackers

Roasted seaweed

Salami

Saltines

Senbey

Sunflower seeds

TJ’s uncrystalized candied ginger

Trail mix

Triscuits

Tuna pouches

Umaibo

V8 can

Veggie straws

Walnuts

Wasabi peas

Wax bottles

Yogurt pretzels

Z bar