Someone asked me what are the symptoms of ADHD. There are so many it is hard to list them all. Instead, I quoted him the list given in 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD. Symptoms include:
having mood swings
abusing substances
putting too many activities on your schedule
making a lot of to-do lists and never using them
getting lots of speeding tickets
having feelings of not living up to your potential
chronically procrastinating
impulsively taking risks
having difficulties finishing projects
frequently losing items
having a quick temper
having problems with organization
having a series of marriages
impulsively quitting jobs
changing jobs frequently
lacking friends
having difficulties managing money
having low self-esteem
being underemployed (working below your ability)
disliking traffic so much that you will drive out of your way to avoid it
interrupting people
ADHD is not a lack of attention. Rather it is trying to pay attention to too many things at once and thus failing at all of them.
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Thank you for your blog. I almost cried when I read your last lines:
ReplyDeleteADHD is not a lack of attention. Rather it is trying to pay attention to too many things at once and thus failing at all of them.
Finally, somebody gets it.