The Rollercoaster Of ADHD Symptoms
Aliza Adar Levine
Many secondary symptoms of ADHD occur in almost all children and adults
having this disorder. Disorganization is one symptom that can be
extremely problematic in school, the professional work place and at
home. All those suffering from ADHD, including hyperactive and
inattentive, have trouble with disorganization. Keeping track of
paperwork, organizing a desk and keeping things clean at home is a
monumental task for them. Since their minds are so often occupied with
multiple things at once, it is difficult for them to slow down enough
to realize what needs to be done. Routine and everyday tasks are also
very difficult for these individuals to handle. Once tasks become
mundane and routine, their attention goes out the window.
Individuals having ADHD are also unable to plan. This symptom goes hand
and hand with disorganization. If you are disorganized on a regular
basis, planning ahead is just not possible; you live from crisis to
crisis, from one problem to the next. Many individuals with undiagnosed
ADHD are doing precisely that. The conflict provides stimulation, but
does not provide any chance for growth. Additionally, persons with ADHD
have a strong tendency to change plans even from day to day. What seems
interesting one day may not seem so the next day; or perhaps the
planning required to make something happen is just too much for the
individual to handle. When it comes down to the details, it is very
hard for someone with ADHD to continue attending.
Another secondary symptom of ADHD is difficulty in controlling
emotions. This is most likely caused by the fact that individuals with
ADHD get overstimulated very easily. As they cannot filter out the
stimuli around them, they become bombarded quickly and do not know what
to do; they become disoriented, and quickly lose the ability to control
their emotions.
Individuals suffering from ADHD also have difficulties in proceeding
from one activity to the next. This can actually be both a good and a
bad quality. Many people with ADHD have the ability to hyperfocus,
i.e., focus for long periods of time on subjects and projects they
enjoy. This can be very helpful in some careers, but much less so in
other areas of life. If you are involved with something you enjoy, but
have to perform another type of chore, this is a negative quality.
Individuals with ADHD will not want to stop what they are doing, and
will have difficulty doing so.
Time management is another issue that almost all individuals with ADHD
encounter problems with. They do not experience time in the same manner
as people not suffering from ADHD do, and so keeping track of it is
difficult. People with ADHD often underestimate how long something will
take, and fail to leave enough time for another activity. They also
tend to be chronically late.
Aliza Adar Levine, an RN,TCM Herbalist, and Medical Researcher, was part
of the hospital research team that developed Clarity, a safe, natural
ADHD treatment proven very effective. Learn more:
http://www.ADHD-Clarity.com
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