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…
