Exploring the Often Misunderstood World of Adult ADHD-ADD
It wasn’t that many years ago that attention deficit disorder, now known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was considered to be an obscure condition found only in children. Today we know that is not the case with an estimated 10 percent of all children having the condition and at least 5 percent of adults.
But ADHD ADD in adults presents itself much differently than when recognized in children. Perhaps this evolution evolves out of necessity or perhaps as the brain matures certain biological imbalances are either corrected or altered. Research has yet to provide us with these answers but what we do know is that hyperactivity morphs into the much less noticeable restlessness in most instances. Their once extreme hyperactivity is now internalized more and exhibited as fidgeting.
While in most ADHD ADD adults their hyperactive condition has transformed itself to become less noticeable certain symptoms likely will not improve with age. The most stark example of this is the primary symptoms of inattention/distractibility. Inattention/distractibility can be very problematic for ADHD ADD adults creating major challenges with job stability, relationships and magnifying some very important secondary symptoms such as low self esteem and anticipation of failure. The social and economic hardships caused by inattention or distractibility can also lead to co-occurring conditions such as depression. Read more…
Categories: Mental Health Tags: Adult ADHD-ADD, attention deficit disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, biological imbalances, Often Misunderstood World
Sensory Integration Deficiency Disorder – More Than Just a Myth
Sensory Integration Deficiency Syndrome, Sensory Integration Disability Disorder, Sensory Issues…Yeah, there are many names for this disorder, and it seems like they’re all long and difficult to pronounce. If you’ve been diagnosed as having this disorder chances are you were diagnosed by an occupational therapist. Hit it on the head, huh? Well, here’s why…
An occupational therapist named Anna Jean Ayres was the first one to popularize the idea of a disorder that interferes with the normal brain function of sensory integration. She was by no means the first one to research it, but she was one of the first to publish her findings.
That was in 1989. Today there is still a lot about Sensory Integration Disorder Syndrome that still isn’t known. Sorry to change names again, but there a lot of names to choose from.
Most doctors that have actually heard of this disorder don’t really know much about it though. Many who do believe it is nothing more than the side-effects of people with autism, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and several other developmental or neurological disorders. It’s hard for someone with sensory issues to be taken seriously. Read more…
