ADD, ADHD, Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder , Learn About Attention Deficit Disorder

ADD / ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,

 

Characteristics of Adult ADD/ADHD

  1. Inappropriate involvement in drugs and/or alcohol at some point in life
  2. Multiple marriages & divorces, or too many romantic relationships to count.
  3. Multiple automobile accidents or disproportionate number of tickets.
  4. Numerous job changes, multiple periods of unemployment, often self-employed by age 35.
  5. Continuing/ongoing difficulties with organization (losing things, can't remember things) and time management (continual lateness or forgetting appointments).
  6. Many adults with ADD/ADHD start higher ed programs, however only about 5% graduate.
  7. Ongoing difficulties with social relationships.  Many adults with ADD/ADHD have trouble maintaining friendships because of annoying behavior (interrupting conversations) or irresponsible behavior  (late for social engagements).

 

MYTHS of ADD/ADHD:

  1. ADD/ADHD doesn't really exist.
  2. Everyone has ADD/ADHD, so these people are just complaining too much.
  3. It's caused by bad parenting or too much TV.
  4. It’s caused by food additives or too much sugar.
  5. If my kid has ADD, and I give him drugs, he'll just turn to illegal drugs when he becomes a teenager.
  6. Way too many kids are being give drugs when they don't really need it.
  7. Kids with ADD/ADHD grow out of it by high school.
  8. Adults with ADD/ADHD are just lazy and shiftless.

 

 

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