| ADD ADHD is all around us. Is has an impact on | | | | adulthood a whole different set of challenges occur. |
| peoples lives, how they perform at school, at work, in | | | | Adults with symptoms of ADD ADHD quite often |
| the home, or even socially. It is estimated that it | | | | have a minimal tolerance for frustration. They are |
| impacts up to one in four school aged children with | | | | easily distracted (inattention) at home and at the |
| over half carrying the condition forward into adulthood. | | | | workplace. They find it difficult to read or focus |
| The bottom line is that if ADD ADHD symptoms are | | | | attention on one thing, leading to the seemingly never |
| left untreated it can seriously compromise an | | | | ending cycle of beginning a task only to leave it |
| individual's ability to succeed in a structured | | | | unfinished. Coworkers may interpret the symptoms of |
| environment. Recognizing the symptoms of ADD | | | | ADD ADHD not as a disorder of some kind but simply |
| ADHD may or may not be easy to do. Generally | | | | attribute it to someone who is not serious about their |
| speaking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is | | | | job performance. The adult attention deficit disorder |
| characterized by ones inability to focus attention; failure | | | | personality will struggle with self regulation issues such |
| to control impulses, behaviors, and emotions; and | | | | as interrupting others conversations or speaking |
| hyperactivity or an ongoing and persistent feeling of | | | | without thinking through their comments. Others have a |
| restlessness. I think you would agree that it is easy to | | | | history of automobile accidents, caused by impulsive |
| see why the symptoms of ADD ADHD can limit an | | | | behavior. While hyperactivity tends to be internalized in |
| individual's ability to succeed and exasperate the | | | | adults a substantial number will still find it challenging to |
| chances of failure. The statistics bear this out with an | | | | stay seated or work quietly for extended periods of |
| astonishing 80% of children with the condition | | | | time. |
| experiencing academic problems. | | | | In summary, symptoms of ADD ADHD can be quite |
| Aside from the basic symptoms of inattention, | | | | diverse and present themselves differently in each |
| impulsivity, and hyperactivity ADHD has quite a few | | | | person. One person may feel quite comfortable sitting |
| other symptoms. These symptoms can include but | | | | still while another can't focus, another may have very |
| aren't limited to anticipation of failure, worry, boredom, | | | | little trouble sitting still but inexplicably blurt out verbiage |
| loss of motivation, frustration, low self esteem, sleep | | | | without thinking, and still another may not be able to sit |
| disturbances, hopelessness, and substance abuse. | | | | still for any length of time while also having difficulty |
| As the condition changes and rearranges itself in | | | | staying focused on a task. |