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Do I have ADHD/ADD?
Most people can spot add or adhd easily but the difference with me is that I'm gifted. I attend a school just gifted students. I have read about adhd in gifted students and I have some of the symptoms. My grades have gone down...a lot. I used to be a straight A student now I have D's C's and maybe a B. One of the symptoms of it is that these adhd gifted students start to go down hill in around 7th grade and thats where I am now. I really want to know why because I want good grades! Desperatly! I had a test yesterday and I studied for 2 hours but I got a 57 on it! Whenever I bring up adhd with my parents they start to yell at me (no joke) and they go on FOREVER! My brother who is not gifted had adhd and they won't even consider it. Please help, thx.:)
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We are not doctors and we cannot make diagnoses over the web even if we were. The information you have provided does not contain enough information about you to even consider whether ADHD is something you should be concerned about.
What I will say is that if a sibling was diagnosed as having ADHD by a doctor theer is a chance you could suffer from it. If your parents are refusing to discuss this with you you could discuss it with your guidance counselor in school.
Judging by grades alone does not provide a clear picture as to a diagnoses of ADHD. Being in the 7th grade puts you in the middle year of middle school in the public school system. This is a transitional year from Elementary school to High School. The work gets harder and more is expected of you. This does not mean you suffer from ADHD just because you are having trouble maintaining your grades.
The stress of your concern though needs to be addressed, not screamed at. You need to know if you are suffering from ADHD or using it as an excuse for poor grades. No offense intended, just a factoid that is needed.
My advice as I said is if your parents won't discuss this with you. Talk to the guidance department at school.
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