Faithful Squirrel - Religious ADHD Support Group

We support those living with ADHD that are also religious, spiritual, and faithful to God. I was not diagnosed with ADHD until I was almost 40 years old.

I remember as a child being told by an adult that only “bad” kids have ADHD. There was a strong negative connotation surrounding ADHD, or ADD, as it was called at the time, in my childhood. My parents were loving but stern, my father being a German immigrant. They expected me to do well in school, and I never considered that it was an option to get less than an A in any class. I loved to read. I w

ould hyperfocus on books with abandon. I often read 3-6 books at the same time, jumping between whichever plot picked my attention at the time. When one began to bore me, I just picked up another. Eventually wanting to know how the plot of the first book resolved drove me back to the first novel. I would rather read than pay attention in school. I did well in all of my classes through high school. I struggled to make friends throughout my schooling. I would have one or two close friends, and that was it. I usually preferred to just read and keep to myself. Remembering to do homework was a constant struggle for me. More than once, I would ask a friend in school if I could copy their homework, because I forgot. While this was enough for me to be able to pass classes in middle school and high school, it did not work for me in college. Growing up I had dreams of being an english teacher (I love books), patent lawyer, and then a music teacher. I went to Southern Methodist University (SMU) on a music scholarship for tenor trombone. After a single semester at SMU, I traveled to Brazil to do mission work for my church in Bahia for two years. When I came back, I transferred from SMU to Brigham Young University (BYU) where I studied mechanical engineering. I did not do well at BYU, graduating with only a 2.7 GPA. At times classes were boring, so I chose to skip them. That makes it hard to do well on tests. It was also hard for me to spend hours studying and to not procrastinate. I did not have the skills needed to do well in college, not because I wasn’t smart enough, but because I had no idea how my brain worked. I just tried to do it the way a neurotypical person would, and I failed miserably. In college, I visited the counseling center for depression, and they encouraged me to be tested for ADHD. I believed ADHD to have such a negative association that I asked to not be tested. At the time, I was scared of a diagnosis. How I wished that I had gotten help back then. Instead I went almost another 20 years without help. While in college, I met my best friend and the love of my life, Melissa, and somehow convinced her to marry me after only three weeks. Yes! 3 weeks! Talk about hyperactivity! Wow that was crazy, and Melissa and I have now been married for 20 years. That took luck, blessings, and super hard work. While I was a senior in college, Melissa had our first child, a daughter named Lindsey. I remember as Melissa was giving birth, the midwife said, “Daddy, catch the baby” three times with growing intensity. Finally after the third time, it caught my attention and dawned on me that I was daddy. I reached out and took my daughter for the first time into my arms. Amazing! What a life changing experience. We have two other wonderful children, our boys, Justin and Noah. Only Justin has ADHD like me, but the whole family is affected by ADHD. Everyone in the family learns how to live with my neurodivergent thinking and lifestyle. I remember meeting with my psychiatrist Nicole for depression and anxiety (unfortunately many of us with ADHD also struggle with depression and anxiety). She asked me what I thought was a random question. Have I ever been diagnosed with ADHD. I said no, and she asked me if she could give me a short test. I said yes, and soon she said that she believed that I had ADHD, and that she wanted me to start on a stimulant called Vyvanse. That doctor’s appointment with Nicole changed my life. Only three other events in my life have been more impactful.

1) Being baptized and committing to follow Jesus Christ
2) Marrying my wife, Melissa
3) The births of my wonderful three children, Lindsey, Justin, and Noah
4) ADHD medication and treatment.

10/11/2023

Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. It's based on the belief that people with disabilities are less valuable than nondisabled people. Ableism can be intentional or unintentional.

10/10/2023

Brooklyn Nine Nine May 18th ADHD Meme

ADHD Jake: Mark the day, Gina, May 18th at 4pm.
Gina: Oh honey, we're well into October.
ADHD Jake: Oh really?!?

10/09/2023

Don’t miss these 5 old school misconceptions about ADHD 🤓

10/09/2023

Neurotypical refers to people who have brains that function similarly to most of their peers. Neurodivergent refers to people who have brains that work differently from the average person.

My wife is neurotypical while I am neurodivergent (ADHD). We love eachother, and we really have different thought processes.

10/07/2023

What it’s like to finally get treatment for ADHD! I went over 35 years without treatment for ADHD. When I finally started taking Vyvanse and doing counseling for ADHD, it change my life. Oh my God. I get it. I get it. From the season 13 finale of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 🥹

10/06/2023

Faithful Squirrel - Religious ADHD Support Group Good Place ADHD meme , How long does it take my brain to explain something: from 1 hr to 11 months,

10/05/2023

Do you keep your promises to God? ☺️

John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life"

"Making a covenant with God is different than casually making a promise." Dale G. Renlund

Jesus Christ said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (from a Bible verse in John 14:15)

10/04/2023

Interstellar ADHD meme. This is my ADHD brain in hyper-focus or hyper-fixation! Go! Go! Go! Go! Seven years per hour here.

10/03/2023

Be a hero today. Donate blood! There's a nationwide blood shortage, and your local hospital needs your help. When you donate, your blood or platelet donation has the potential to save up to three lives. Giving blood is safe, fast, easy and rewarding. Just a small amount of your time makes a lifesaving difference for patients.

For a whole blood donation, about one pint of blood is collected and separated into its three components: plasma, platelets and red blood cells. Whole blood is the most flexible type of donation. It can be transfused in its original form, or used to help multiple people.

Who it helps: Whole blood is frequently given to trauma patients and people undergoing surgery.
Time it takes: About 1 hour.
Ideal blood types: All blood types.

During a red blood cell donation, you give a concentrated dose of red cells, the part of your blood used every day for those needing transfusions as part of their care. This type of donation uses an automated process that separates your red blood cells from the other blood components, and then safely and comfortably returns your plasma and platelets to you.

With just a little extra time at your appointment, you can donate more red cells and increase your impact on patients in need.

Who it helps: Red cells are typically given to trauma patients, newborns and emergency transfusions during birth, people with sickle cell anemia, and anyone suffering blood loss.
Time it takes: About 1.5 hours
Ideal blood types: O positive, O negative, A negative, and B negative.

Platelets are tiny cells in your blood that form clots and stop bleeding. Platelets are most often used by cancer patients and others facing life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

In a platelet donation, an apheresis machine collects your platelets along with some plasma, returning your red cells and most of the plasma back to you. A single donation of platelets can yield several transfusable units, whereas it takes about five whole blood donations to make up a single transfusable unit of platelets.

Who it helps: Platelets are a vital element of cancer treatments and organ transplant procedures, as well as other surgical procedures.
Time it takes: About 2.5-3 hours
Ideal blood types: A positive, A negative, B positive, O positive, AB positive and AB negative

During a plasma donation, you give plasma, a part of your blood used to treat patients in emergency situations. AB plasma can be given to anyone regardless of their blood type. Plasma is collected through an automated process that separates plasma from other blood components, then safely and comfortably returns your red blood cells and platelets to you.

Plasma is collected at donation centers. Learn more about plasma donation.
Who it helps: AB Plasma is used in emergency and trauma situations to help stop bleeding.
Time it takes: About 1 hour and 15 minutes
Ideal blood types: AB positive, AB negative

10/03/2023

An estimated 25% to 50% of people with ADHD experience sleep problems, including insomnia. One study found that 67% of people with ADHD found it hard to get a good night's sleep.

People with ADHD may experience:
1) Irregular sleep patterns
2) Excessive daytime sleepiness
3) Later bedtimes
4) Restless sleep
5) Waking up at any noise in the house
6) Difficulty waking up in the morning

Lack of sleep can make ADHD symptoms worse. Because symptoms can look similar, it's important for clinicians to rule out sleep disorders before diagnosing ADHD.

Doctors are beginning to recognize the importance of treating sleep problems and the positive impact healthy sleep makes on quality of life for ADHD patients and their families.

10/03/2023

When I leave the house for the day, I am always back inside multiple times for something that I forgot. Terminator, I'll be back ADHD meme

10/03/2023

When I leave the house to the car, I always have to circle back to get something that I left inside...multiple times. Terminator, I’ll be back ADHD meme,

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