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Are ADHD and bipolar inherited ? Posted: 11-11-07 15:38pm
I wasn't diagnosed until I was 61 years
old - got in trouble at work for "crawling
through a window I managed to pull myself
up to) at a busy hospital pharmacy when I
discovered I'd jammed the locked door!!
All my life has been like that -- jumping
to and from conclusions, speeding
everywhere - get a lot of tickets tothis
day. Both my sons have ADHD -- we never
knew it --or that I had it -- until my
older son got diagnosed with it -- he has
since been diagnosed bipolar. I - in
younger years - was mistakingly diagnosed
with bipolar disease.
I do know that it is genetic and that as
parents, our behaviour does affect our
kids, let alone inhereting something like
this!!
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Galaxy
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Posted: 01-23-08 13:40pm
Just came across your post - diagnosed at
61? - wow that is impressive! I am ten
years or so younger than you but I am
beginning to wonder if I have ADHD too. I
have done the online tests and score very
highly on them and, like you, sometimes
make some poor, irrational and haphazard
judgements! I also find I can become
obsessed with something to the exclusion
of all else, or that I cannot make any
decisions at all then will suddenly make a
snap (and invariably wrong) one!
As to your question - I think there may be
some familial link but I could not say for
sure if it is genetic. It would make
sense though that Bipolarity, at least,
might be genetic as it has something to do
with brain chemistry.
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antigone
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ADHD and bipolar disorder Posted: 01-28-08 01:51am
Both of these disorders have genetic
components to them. They are, also,
comorbid diagnoses - many people present
with both disorders. Both of these are
prefrontal cortex disorders, the area of
the brain that is right behind the
forehead. This is where our impulse
control and our emotional center is. Now
you can see why you are impulsive and do
some risky things like speeding.
We all pass on genes that we wish we
didn't. My husband and I are a terrible
genetic pool but who knew. Best of luck to
you and your kids
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Seraph
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Posted: 01-28-08 05:20am
How does one know when something is
impulsive or not...?
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antigone
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Posted: 01-28-08 20:59pm
Impulsive behavior is behavior that is
spontaneous, with little or no thought
about the consequences of what you are
doing. This can lead to someone doing
something that gets them in trouble.
Children that are impulsive in class will
just stand up and walk around the room.
This is disruptive to other children. The
child did not think of that. More serious
behaviors are doing something that is
risky and not thinking about the fact that
you could get hurt - climbing out of a
window and standing on the roof or on a
ledge. Impulsive people get an idea and
then do it. There is no hesitation, no
thought. Hope this helped.
