Symptoms include:
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD, is hard to define due to the fact it encompasses so many differing symptoms. The common traits are usually difficulty to pay attention due to being distracted easily, forgetfulness, inability to process future implications of actions and low or underweight, lean bodies. In some cases, though, instead of distractions being harder to avoid, people will hyperfocus, or not be aware of anything at all but what they are doing, and oftentimes obsess when making conversation. Many cases are in between. The problem falls in the fact that it encompasses such a wide range, there are intermediate cases and unique cases. A link between add and children's depression is theorized due to medications that treat add sometimes causing depression. It also goes the other way around.
Hope this helps, and for more information try finding a good psychologist or psychiatrist and ask if you think you may have it.
ADD is when you cant focus and you don't pay attention all the time when you are suppose to. your mind wanders all the time and you can hardly sit still. you space out a lot more then normal and you have a hard time keeping friends.
Impatiences also is very common.
Here are people answering and sharing their experiences about ADD:
My dad used to ask me if I was doing drugs, which I wasn't.
I will turn on the news to watch the weather only to find myself watching the sports since I had "taken a mind trip" for about 15 minutes. This happens quite frequently. I can even think about the fact that I may do this when I turn on the news so I try to pay attention and It still happens. It's crazy!
I make lists for everything too but can't find them most of the time.
For years I purchased over the counter ephedrine at the gas stations. This made me feel as normal as possible.
I didn't know that I had ADD but I knew that I was different from most others and often have a hard time keeping friends, boyfriends, jobs or anything else for that matter...loosing lots of stuff.
When I get on the internet all holiness breaks loose cause I can have 20 screens open at a time, going from one topic to another, jotting down notes incessantly.
I really thought I was crazy until I was diagnosed. I was 39 when diagnosed. My daughter has been diagnosed as well. She is 16 and I'm so glad that she won't have to go thru her life thinking she is "less than" because of this condition.
It would be unusual for an adult to suddenly get Attention Deficit Disorder as it is usually something that happens in childhood and carries through to adulthood. Adults with ADD / ADHD struggle daily with self-regulation, regulating their attention, regulating their impulses in talking and action, and regulating their emotions.
But this condition needs to be diagnosed by a doctor as there are other disorders that have similar symptoms
you get hyper
You are extremely hyper all the time, get distracted really easily, and like to talk ALOT. Those are the basic symptoms of ADHD.
Usually the signs of ADHD appear before the age of seven. The child has trouble focusing, does not pay attention to details and has trouble following instructions. The child is not organized and does not finish what he starts. The child tends to misplace homework, books, toys and other items.
Adult ADHD symptoms may include: Impulsiveness. Disorganization and problems prioritizing. Poor time management skills. Problems focusing on a task. Trouble multitasking. Excessive activity or restlessness. Poor planning. Low frustration tolerance.
Nothing like another answer I saw.
ADHD is a fake condition made up by drug companies! They had come up with a new drug and couldn't find a useful use for it. So they made this fake one up!
Even I got a phone call from a mental place once; that claimed I had it and just wanted to prescribe their drug. They did Not even want to meet me, to even see what I may look like! Much less get any other information on me! Anyone that claims someone has it, is total LYING and only wants to get more illegal money!
They are followers of and with the Devil!
Lack of concentration and restlessness are two symptoms of ADHD.
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The main symptoms of ADHD are inattention and hyperactivity, as the name suggests. For a full rundown of more specific behaviors, check out this WebMD article: http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adhd-symptoms .
Some symptoms of ADHD in a child include hyperactivity and trouble concentrating. Some children are thought to have a hot temper while they in fact have ADHD.
There are lots of sites with information about ADHD symptoms. The WebMD and Healthline sites are both great sites with accurate information about ADHD in both children and adults.
In early childhood, exposure to lead or other toxins can cause ADHD-like symptoms. Traumatic brain injury or neurological disorders may also trigger ADHD symptoms.
Ritalin is a good supplement for ADHD. It is actually effective. Also, recent studies are showing that a healthy diet can also help control ADHD symptoms.
Stratera does not cure ADHD but rather helps make the symptoms of ADHD more manageable for the sufferer.
There are multiple websites that can help you find a diet to minimize ADHD symptoms. Some of these websites are: www.mayoclinic.com, www.diet.com, and www.myalli.com. All three sites offer great ideas for diets to minimize ADHD symptoms.
If a person displays many symptoms of ADHD [see related questions] one could suggest a person has ADHD. In some cases, such as inattentive subtypes of ADHD a person would not display obvious external symptoms. Only a doctor can confirm a diagnosis of ADHD.
Diet info here www.vaxa.com/ADHD-diet-information.cfm www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd_add_signs_symptoms.htm for symptoms
Although the exact cause of ADHD is not known, an imbalance of certain neurotransmitters, the chemicals in the brain that transmit messages between nerve cells, is believed to be the mechanism behind ADHD symptoms