'attention seeking behaviours'

After a recent spat with my mother she told me that im oy this way because i want attentiton for it. Now ill admit iv done some extreem things in the past but never purly for attention. It not my fault im the way i am. Its not my fault im not like the other kid out partying every day of the week. Im just so lonely that it hurts sometimes and my mother cant stand the thought of me being different. I have a brother with ADHD and she handels that fone but she treats me like an annoyance. I just wish i was normal and have friends. is that too much to ask? X

Sorry to hear you are feeling that way. In no way are you looking for attention I can sense that so don't take what your mother said to heart. Sometimes we spit things in anger with no thought beforehand. I'm sure she didn't mean it like that, you should talk with her about it and tell her it hurt you to hear that.

There's an easy reason why. ADD is easy for common everyday people to identify it. I'm sure your mom knows several other Moms within her close circle of contacts with kids with ADD. How many of those other Moms have kids with SAD that is actually diagnosed? Maybe one or two. How many of those Moms have admitted to your mom their children have this? Probably zero.

SAD is just not as common and mainstream. I think it has to do with people with ADD being in the spotlight all the time because of their nature, loud, disruptive, and causing a scene, while us SAD people are the opposite.

It just all sucks man. But thanks for yours support x

yes know what you mean. my brother calls me an attention seeker and selfish.