These five myths about ADHD need to go now.
不幸的是，对于许多其他健康状况，围绕着许多误解多动症。
这些对这种情况的误解对社区中的人们有害。它们可能导致诸如诊断和接受治疗的延迟等问题，更不用说让人们感到误解了。
带我的耐心凡妮莎。她在高中和大学的学校里度过了多年的挣扎。在那些年里，她无法保留自己花了几个小时学习的信息，并一直对自己必须做的事情感到焦虑。
It wasn’t until she sought the help of a psychiatrist while at college and was diagnosed with ADHD that she understood why this was happening to her.
Had Vanessa been diagnosed at an earlier age, she may have been given the适当的工具to help her through school.
According to theNational Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), about 9 percent of children have ADHD, while around 4 percent of adults have it. Chances are you know someone with the condition.
鉴于5月份的心理健康意识月，我汇集了有关现在需要分发的多动症的五个神话，希望能阐明这种情况的现实。
In general, young girls aren’t as likely to be as hyperactive as young boys or display as many behavioral issues compared to boys, so people often don’t recognize多动症in girls。
结果，女孩是
这个神话的问题是，因为患有多动症的女孩经常不受治疗，他们的状况可以进展，并增加：以下问题：
- mood
- anxiety
- 反社会个性
- other comorbid disorders in adulthood
It’s for this reason that it’s really important to improve our ability to identify girls with ADHD and provide them with the support they need.
Some of my adult patients with ADHD will bring their parents into their appointments. During these sessions, I often find that the parents will share their guilt of wishing they could’ve done more to help their kid succeed and control their symptoms.
This often stems from the myth that “poor parenting” causes ADHD.
但是事实是，事实并非如此。尽管结构对于患有多动症的人很重要，但从长远来看，诸如模糊单词，躁动，多动症或冲动性等症状的症状不断惩罚。
但是，由于许多人将这种行为视为孩子只是“举止不佳”，所以父母经常发现自己因无法控制孩子而受到审判。
This is why professional interventions such as psychotherapy and medications are often required.
Many of my patients with ADHD explain that they’re often accused of being lazy, which leaves them feeling guilty for not being as productive and motivated as others expect them to be.
Folks with ADHD tend to need more structure and reminders to get things done — especially activities that require sustained mental effort.
但是因为symptoms of ADHDmay manifest as disinterest, disorganization, and a lack of motivation unless it’s related to an activity they truly enjoy, this may be mistaken for laziness.
但是，现实是，患有多动症的人真正想要成功，但可能很难启动并完成他人可能认为“简单”任务的东西。
即使通过邮件进行分类或回答电子邮件也可能令人生畏，因为它需要这种情况的人需要更多的持续精神能量。
This myth can be especially harmful as these judgments can leave people with a sense of failure, which can progress to poor self-esteem and lacking confidence to pursue ventures in life.
虽然多动症没有威胁生命，但它可能会对一个人的整体生活质量产生严重影响。与一般人群相比，患有多动症的人更有可能拥有：
同时，在我的多动症患者中，一种普遍的经历是，很难跟上工作职责，并且经常受到监控或缓刑。
这意味着他们持续不断地担心失去工作，而无法在财务上保持健康，这可能会损害他们的个人生活。
人患有ADHD可能需要更多的时间来完成tasks in order to thrive. Unfortunately, while these sorts of accommodations may be available in educational settings — think longer test-taking time or quiet exam rooms — employers may not be as willing to accommodate.
Research has demonstrated differences between a brain with ADHD and one without it, in addition to differences in how brain chemicals such as多巴胺, norepinephrine, and glutamate operate.
参与多动症的大脑部分在我们的“执行功能”中起着重要的作用，例如：
- 规划
- 组织
- initiating tasks
就目前而言，患有多动症的人经常被评判和不公平地标记。而且，他们经常发现：
- accommodations aren’t made in order for them to be successful
- 他们没有足够早期诊断
- 他们与那些不相信多动症的社会上的人抗衡
出于这些原因，更多的是，如果我们要提高人们对这种情况的认识并为社区内的人们提供他们在生活的各个方面所需的成功，那么周围的神话就需要消除。
如果您或您认识的ADHD，您可以找到更多信息和支持here。
Dr. Vania Manipod, DO, is a board-certified psychiatrist, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Western University of Health Sciences, and currently in private practice in Ventura, California. She believes in a holistic approach to psychiatry that incorporates psychotherapeutic techniques, diet, and lifestyle, in addition to medication management when indicated. Dr. Manipod has built an international following on social media based on her work to reduce the stigma of mental health, particularly through herInstagram/a>和博客，Freud & Fashion。Moreover, she has spoken nationwide on topics such as burnout, traumatic brain injury, and social media.
