idk about other people's experiences, and I don't know how accurate the diagnosis was, but my little brother was diagnosed with ADHD at around 6 years old (so this was in 1995-ish, during the era when every little kid was getting diagnosed with it). He struggled a lot and was put on medication as a kid, but toward the end of high school seemed to "grow out" of it and went from being held back, kicked out of high schools, taking five years to graduate, etc. to becoming a pretty successful chemist now at 26. That being said, I'm no psychiatrist but it's totally possible that he was misdiagnosed and was just entirely bored in school, etc. because he was too smart for the shit being taught. I think that kind of story is pretty typical for kids his/my age though.
I'm not an expert but I'm not so sure ADHD/ADD can go away. It's a neurological disorder where your brain is flying like a mofo at 100 mph while everyone else is cruising at a safer 40. Or at least that's how my doctor explained it to me. I've had it since I was little and I'm adult now and nope...still have it.
Seems more likely he was just a hyperactive little guy but who knows?
Most doctors accept that it doesn't go away but old medical books used to say that so there is a lot of misinformation.
For Henry it could be a variety of things:
He could have been misdiagnosed He could have learned to compensate for it which made it appear as if it was gone (what i would assume, though I know very little about Henry) He might not have even really compensated (given what the article says about his boisterousness) but he stopped giving the behaviour that label and thus others stopped labelling it as such
Definitely not an expert, but I think that the prognosis depends on the individual? But yeah, the neurology isn't exactly reversible, and I'm wondering if he simply meant that he learned coping mechanisms for it...? (I should edit my previous statement: symptoms persist into adulthood some of the time.)
Also, from what I understand ADHD is diagnosed on a whole set of different symptoms, where you have to have x number on the list to be diagnosed with it. Then again, how to go about both diagnosis and treatment are still pretty hotly debated in the academic literature as far as I know.
Yeah, now that you mention it, if he does have it, it does seem more likely that he learned coping mechanisms so for him it's seems like it's "gone". I can only speak for myself, but I use a lot of behavioral therapy/techniques and for the most part they work so well I can function without anyone knowing; of course spend enough time with me and you'll start to see the "cracks".
I think its harder for medical professionals to diagnose boys because of the difficulty in determining whether a boy is "just being a boy" and acting out or if he really can't help it b/c his brain is like GOGOGO! It's very interesting that he was so bold to come out and say "ADHD".
Mmm that's not how it works Korea. You either have it or you don't. My face is kinda the same as when Hyungjerk's character said he used to have autism, in Boys Over Flowers.
I know he's Canadian, but it seems acceptable to say this sort of thing in Korea. If he said that too an American tabloid/ show host, they would've either corrected or mocked him for saying he only had it until middleschool IMO. This is the third time I've seen this sort of claim in South Korea. Boys Over Flowers, with Park Bom, and now Henry. I feel like there were other dramas here and there, where they said a character had something, but it went away after childhood, but I can't remember specifics.
The place where I grew up had no big drug business yet when I was a kid... Gosh all the stuff they would've forced down my throat. Must be hard these days to carry all these labels.
edit: So yeah, feeling sorry for Henry a bit as well, hope he only had behavioural therapy.
ADHD can't go away but I think Henry referred to the fact that he has it under control now, that can happen. When I first watched interviews of him I thought he had something down the lines and honestly is nothing he has to worry that much about, though it's both a blessing and a curse to have it, it helps that he can express himself freely through music. I think it's good that he mentioned it because, like the situation above, he can appear to be rude sometimes when he's actually not. On the other hand, Korea has a lot of issues with mental disorders, I was both happy and amazed that the officers understood, so grateful for that. I'm a Physician btw.
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My younger brother was diagnosed with it when he was five and he's sixteen now. He still has to take pills.
Is admitting you have/had? ADHD considered a big thing in Korea? I wonder if people try to hide it like other illnesses.
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Seems more likely he was just a hyperactive little guy but who knows?
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For Henry it could be a variety of things:
He could have been misdiagnosed
He could have learned to compensate for it which made it appear as if it was gone (what i would assume, though I know very little about Henry)
He might not have even really compensated (given what the article says about his boisterousness) but he stopped giving the behaviour that label and thus others stopped labelling it as such
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Also, from what I understand ADHD is diagnosed on a whole set of different symptoms, where you have to have x number on the list to be diagnosed with it. Then again, how to go about both diagnosis and treatment are still pretty hotly debated in the academic literature as far as I know.
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I think its harder for medical professionals to diagnose boys because of the difficulty in determining whether a boy is "just being a boy" and acting out or if he really can't help it b/c his brain is like GOGOGO! It's very interesting that he was so bold to come out and say "ADHD".
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edit: So yeah, feeling sorry for Henry a bit as well, hope he only had behavioural therapy.
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