Conduct Disorder

ADHD And Comorbidity www.theminiadhdcoach.com/adhd-comorbidity
In general terms, Comorbidity is used to define two or more conditions that coexist in an individual simultaneously.
Treating one condition will not cause the symptoms of the other conditions to resolve as well, meaning both conditions need to be treated concurrently to manage the patient in a better way.
Recognizing comorbid conditions early on is important to recognize the prognosis and accurate management of any disease.
The same goes for ADHD comorbidity.
It is now established that around 60-80% of people with ADHD might have one or more similar conditions impacting their mental health.
These mental disorders might show through signs of depressive symptoms that can lead to different types of illnesses such as comorbid bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, comorbid psychiatric disorder, conduct disorder, and such.
So despite a doctor treating you with ADHD medications, you might not feel entirely better due to the existence of said comorbid conditions.
For the sake of easier understanding, lets group ADHD comorbid conditions into three main groups:
Learning Disorders
Children with ADHD might have varying degrees of difficulty in school or learning at a pace comparable to other children their age.
While ADHD symptoms might be contributing to this learning difficulty, often up to 45% of these children might be experiencing a comorbid condition that is keeping them from learning at a normal pace.
This could result in a childhood depression that will eventually affect them as they grow into adulthood.
A learning disability does not necessarily mean an intelligence deficit, it can simply refer to a decreased ability in one or more areas of learning, including reading, writing, speaking and understanding.
Some common learning disabilities that coexist with ADHD include:
Dyslexia: difficulty reading words
Dysgraphia: difficulty writing
Dyscalculia: difficulty doing calculation
According to research, boys with ADHD have a higher chance of up to 65% of developing learning difficulty, while girls with ADHD have a 57% risk of having a learning disability.
This could also be related to autism spectrum disorder where people that are affected by it are having a hard time learning and focusing on a certain task.
Children with ADHD having comorbid disorders need a multidisciplinary approach from a psychiatrist and occupational therapist along with teachers who are trained to help them.
A doctor could help by giving the child ADHD medications that are aimed to minimize the symptoms of ADHD, while occupational therapy can help the child overcome his challenges by devising ways that he can learn despite having them.
It is often a bumpy road to good results, but it's always possible with the right amount of determination.
Conduct disorders and mood disorders constitute a major portion of ADHD comorbidities.
These are more common in adults with ADHD but can also present in children with the disorder.
Common symptoms of Mood-related or conduct disorders include: Low mood, Persistent fatigue, Loss of appetite despite being physically healthy, Lack of interest in activities, Anti-social behavior, Repetitive bursts of sudden anger or sadness, Meltdowns,Unexplained irritability, Irrational feelings of guilt,Sleep disturbances and an Increased sensitivity to certain sounds or light.
People with ADHD often present with a myriad of symptoms and no two individuals will necessarily have the same symptoms.
It’s important to recognize these signs and symptoms early on so they can be managed from the beginning.
Conduct or mood disorders that are more likely to present in childhood include,Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depressive/Dysthymic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
The most common of these happened to be ODD, with a prevalence of up to 41% in children with ADHD(10).
Mood disorders that are more common in adult ADHD include, Major depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Substance Abuse Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Psychiatric Disorders, Conduct Disorders, Anxiety disorder, Comorbid Disorders, and Panic Disorder.
The most common of these happen to be anxiety disorders, with up to 47.1% prevalence in adults with ADHD.
Among anxiety disorders, social phobia is the most with a prevalence of 29.3%.
Given the stats above, it's safe to say that people with ADHD are more likely to develop mood or conduct disorders than those without ADHD.
In light of this fact, doctors and caregivers should pay close attention to patients with diagnosed ADHD and offer routine analysis to rule out the presence of other psychiatric disorders.
It is also important that ADHD treatment should be monitored to avoid substance abuse by the affected person.

I have history of showing Conduct Disorder Unspecified, Megalomania, Erotomania and paranoid ideation.

Should there be Young Adult-onset Conduct disorder? I don't think Antisocial personality disorder should be diagnosed in young adults until the brain is fully developed, and it develops at age 25.

Maturation of the adolescent brain

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I read in some of my medical and IEP records and found out that I showed symptom of Conduct Disorder Unspecified, but I don't quite understand what it means.

I got scared that I might have Antisocial Personality Disorder, because I still have some symptom of Conduct Disorder Unspecified, and with some of those traits, I developed some skills that I thought are NT social skills, but is actually bad characteristics. I am am 21 years old and still kept some traits of Conduct Disorder Unspecified.

I sometimes wonder if I have Antisocial Personality Disorder, but have empathy and remorse, and don't go around commiting some crimes that I did throughout my childhood, and the only difference is that I never got criminal records.

My symptoms throughout my childhood:

* Annoyed and chased animals for sick pleasure, but I started to feel so guilty for doing that, as I stopped doing that
* Sometimes broke some school rules, and get into fights
* A little bit impulsive when angry
* Always thought that I am right, and getting into arguments, most of my peers thought I was wired, because of that

I know that my symptoms of Conduct Disorder Unspecified did not present all the time, but it was pathological and that went on throughout my childhood.

Some symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder that I have:

* Charm (I use charm when I lie)
* Brainwashing (I don't do that, but I have that skill)
* Lying (I sometimes lie a lot, and people don't know that I lied, but I am more likely to be honest than most)
* Manipulation (I do that rarely though)

Those skills that I have is limited, because I have history of severe communication delay.

I feel guilty that I have those traits, but I wonder if it is possible for me to be a psychopath with empathy and remorse, and choosing to not commit crimes, but I still feel like I harm others by having those traits. I feel ashamed, I am sorry!

When I looked through my IEP, medical and police records, I found out that I have history of showing symptoms Conduct Disorder, Unspecified type. That is why I thought that I have some kind of rare form of Antisocial Personality Disorder or undiagnosed Atypical Antisocial Personality Disorder, but have effective emapthy and remorse. I did antisocial things from my childhood and some unusual things that is defiant from the norm as I got older.

I never admitted this anywhere before. The diox wasn't fully developed in 1980 in the dsm2 where they started it but they considered it for me. they couldn't call me a conduct disorder because I wasn't out to control people I didn't want their lots I didn't want to damage them. I wasn't cruel to animals.

Although I was angry aggravated kid that had tantrums and was very vindictive and spiteful and all the other problems of a conduct disorder except the ones I just mentioned.

Again I wasn't a thief I didn't wasn't cruel nimals I didn't want to control people actually I wanted people to f*** off

And most importantly still to this day I respected nobody's authority. If there's a choice between swats at school or do what somebody said I'd take the SWATS every time.

In a seminary I realized I couldn't give my word to God to do what another man said.

in jobs I never had any respect for my boss or their authority. One boss one time told me it's my way or the highway. I said it's a nice sunny day outside.

To this day if there's somebody I don't like and I see something that pissed them off I'll do it just to piss them off more.

I was embarrassed my whole life because of that diagnosis.

And now as a peer support leader listening to suicidal people that have been wronged by the mental health system I'm more than proud to say I am an Oppositional Defiant

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