NPD Mother Raising ADHD Child – NPD and ADHD Research
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a disorder in which a person has
- a grandiose self-importance,
- preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success
- a driven desire for attention and admiration
- an intolerance of criticism,
- and disturbed self-centered interpersonal relations
- They are often referred to as being conceited
- They generally have a low self-esteem, as well They act selfish interpersonally, with a sense of entitlement.
I suffer from it. I see my doctor and take a cocktail of meds. Believe me it is difficult not to be the master of the universe, but I am trying to learn not to be.
We may feel like some of the most unlucky, most victimized people on the planet until we meet, or in my case, give birth to a child with ADHD (Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder), also known as ADD or adult ADD. Imagine a npd mother raising adhd child I was diagnosed with NPD, and it is difficult to say the least to deal with an adhd child but I often think it is my lesson in life. A way to pry open the condition I have been given, and raise my son with love that I did not know I had in my narcissistic interior. But maybe you have yet to experience the books, magazines (yes, whole magazines are devoted to Attention Deficit Disorder), articles, and other media sources giving up-to-date and exceptionally helpful information on ADHD, ADD, and the companion maladies (such as depression, manic episodes, and illnesses related to or brought on as a fallout of our having this complex disorder). I had to stop being me, and find the space in MY world for my beloved adhd child. God works in mysterious ways, indeed. Hope this helps. So here are a few places for you to look, sources for you to consult, or communities for you to join: ADDitude Magazine – I found copies of this in my colleagues office, where, as a differential skills therapist she worked with many students with ADHD. The magazine is so real-world coping, so progressive and proactive, I subscribed to it after reading the first two or three articles.
Any books by Thom Hartmann—Dr. Hartman, an ADD specialist, has clinical, casual, and readable materials. He also writes of a theory he has about ADDers, saying we are the hunters in a hunter-gatherer society—where secretaries, assistants, accountants, and agents, for instance, are our gatherers to our creative, out there, dynamic go-go-go personalities…. That book is titled ADHD Secrets of Success, though his other books and articles are equally fascinating and supportive.
You Mean I’m Not Crazy, Stupid, or Lazy? Will, if you have never read any information on ADHD yet, change your life. It was the first book I grabbed after a student with whom I worked and a friend recommended it to me. It is written by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo, and is thorough, candid, and most informative. Also good to know, maybe, is that publishers rejected this book many times, so the authors humped it to bookstores until it finally got taken (by a VERY wise publisher). It is one of the best-selling books on ADHD, and when you read it, you will know why, and you will agree.
Other supportive and ADHD-proactive authors include Sari Solden and Michelle Novotni, who both tout and praise the creative side of ADDers, when many have written us off as having merely behavioral problems. Au contraire, say Novotni and Solden: we are some of the most creative people one could ever hope to meet.
And here are some urls for sites and specialists with whom I have limited experience but whom and which I have studied intensely:
ADHD Websites and Specialists
- ADD Consults– http://www.addconsults.com/
- All Kinds of Minds–allkindsofminds.org
- Disabled Peoples International—dpi.org
- Disability Information + Resources– http://www.makoa.org/index.htm
- Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Children — http://ericec.org/digests/e560.html
- Learning Disabilities Resources– http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Strategies/Disability/LD/ld_resources.html
- National Arts and Disability Center– http://nadc.ucla.edu/
- PSPIZ—Artists with Disabilities– http://www.pspiz.net/
- Breath & Shadow, ROSC’s Journal of Literature and Disability Culture– http://www.abilitymaine.org/breath/
So we can quit bellyaching any time now, for not only are we gifted, I think, with the unusual talents and skills that come with being an NPD, but we are gifted with technology, sources, and resources for information on ADHD that not many before us (say, 20 years ago) knew about or had access to. Npd and adhd research are both almost rising simultaneously. And like my son, we grow together.
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