| In reality, ADD can be manifested in many forms: from | | | | through life effortlessly while the ADD affected girls |
| the quiet to the overly chatty, from those almost afraid | | | | suffer in silence and sometimes retreat into a shell as |
| to speak up to those completely disinterested in | | | | a result. |
| responding to conversations and even the most | | | | To help a person with ADD, it is important to |
| physically active to a silent, brooding type, thus, | | | | understand that girls affected by this disorder are not |
| diagnosing ADD may be difficult at times. However, | | | | only emotional, but also prone to being overly impulsive, |
| some obvious signs of diagnosing ADD are present | | | | sensitive and hyper-active whether they are |
| for the keen observer: these include checking for a | | | | extroverts or introverts. This raises their normal stress |
| person with limited ability to focus, stay attentive for a | | | | levels, which need to be managed through various |
| period of time, inability to remember things and individual | | | | techniques that can be taught to them at early on in |
| suffering low self esteem, those tuning out of a | | | | life to prevent and control the condition from causing |
| conversation to those persons being extremely | | | | them long-term developmental damage or limiting their |
| disorganized. | | | | life as an adult. It is referred to as the revival time to |
| Some of the disadvantages a person with ADD can | | | | regroup as ADD-ers attempt to collect themselves |
| suffer include not being able to follow conversations, | | | | after an emotionally turbulent time by way of these |
| being incapable of functioning in a structured manner | | | | methods. Even ever-loving parents can be the cause |
| and limited attention span which typcially results in their | | | | of sending ADD affected girls to the deep end with |
| having arrested mental development so school work is | | | | critical examination of their actions and remarks |
| adversely affected as project deadlines are seldom | | | | focussing on their mistakes, such as lack of intelligent |
| met due to lack of time management or ability to | | | | action, getting low grades, displaying less than ideal |
| manage personal belongings and tasks with an | | | | behaviour ro making wrong decisions that do not |
| organized outlook and time-keeping. | | | | appeal to the grown-ups, which can all deflate the |
| Symptoms of ADD also include an inordinate lack of | | | | affected individual. This kind of criticism must be |
| energy, increased laziness, giving more importance to | | | | avoided by well-meaning parents as it can be |
| others, being under-assertive and downright door-mats | | | | damaging to the ADD affected girl and a preferable |
| to being too polite and avoiding crowded places as a | | | | way to dealing with their wards is to offer constructive |
| result of being excessively shy, therefore socially | | | | criticism with advise on practical ways to improve |
| withdrawn even as ADD-ers do manage to build | | | | instead of negative commentary that can be |
| bonds a few times, though not always. | | | | damaging to the child's dignity. |
| ADD in girls is largely overlooked as this species is | | | | Focusing on a girl's particular asset or skill in a particular |
| assumed be naturally shy and therefore ADD-er girls | | | | field or task is preferable to simply criticising an ADD |
| can be left untreated for a long time, which is a bad | | | | affected child as whatever limited enthusiasm and |
| thing. From quiteness that is not actually demureness | | | | motivation the girl may have is lost as a consequence |
| to excessive humility that is misinterpreted over | | | | of feelings of worthlessness that creep in with the |
| politeness, ADD affected girls are very sensitive and | | | | criticism of elders. Appreciating finer points, boosting |
| react emotionally to criticism, struggling to cope with life | | | | their morale and giving positive feedback on their good |
| in a silent way and oft times, being stressed by this | | | | performance in school is a better and more affective |
| too. However, their ADHD counterparts are | | | | way to get ADD affected girls to develop into |
| considerably less affected by tiredness or stress | | | | confident and worthy individuals. |
| factors such as caused by criticism and therefore sail | | | | |