Although my daughter has not been diagnosed, because of her behavior and our genetics, I believe she is bi-polar with severe adult onset ADHD. She exhibits most of the symptoms of both and may, like most in my family, have a cocktail of disorders which even if diagnosed at some point, might present a real difficulty in providing medication for. My sister has gone through years of diagnosis for many disorders and finding the appropriate medication has been challenging at best. My daughter spun into a real decline after the death of her husband, a trauma, which is another opening for these disorders to come flying in through.
She is presently in jail in a program about life skills which has many good classes, but the most positive for me is that they have therapy groups. This may be an opportunity for her to get some help. She has a very high IQ and is in some ways, like many who suffer certain mental illnesses, brilliant, so my hope is she can learn something about herself which will spark that bright mind into wanting to help herself. I still have hope for her.
