ADHD: Recognizing, Understanding, and Diagnosing.
Understanding what ADHD is.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition that ranges from subtle to debilitating. Children are mainly affected adult ADHD becomes more prominent. ADHD can have a significant effect on behaviours, emotions, and the ability to learn new things.
ADHD is divided into three different categories, inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or a combination of the two. The symptoms will determine which type of adult or child ADHD the person has. Diagnosing ADHD requires that symptoms have an impact on a person’s everyday life. As time goes on, symptoms can change, so the type of ADHD a person has can change as well. ADHD can be a lifelong struggle, but with ADHD medication and …show more content…
As such, the behavioural effects are different in girls than they are boys, as boys seem to be more hyperactive and girls can be quietly inattentive.
Predominantly inattentive ADHD
People with this type of ADHD may experience more symptoms of inattention than those who suffer from hyperactivity and impulsivity. Issues with impulsivity and hyperactivity might arise from time to time, but they are not the main characteristics of inattentive ADHD.
People who suffer from inattentive behaviour experience:
Are quickly bored.
Tend to be easily distracted and can’t focus on details.
Experience difficult when focusing on a single task.
Have difficulties learning new information and organising thoughts.
Loses essential items needed to complete tasks, pencils, papers, etc.
Doesn’t seem to be paying attention.
Always appear to be daydreaming.
Unable to process and retain information as easily as others.
Difficulties with the following direction.
When diagnosing ADHD it is noted the girls generally are more likely to have this form of ADHD than boys.
Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
Understanding what ADHD is.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition that ranges from subtle to debilitating. Children are mainly affected adult ADHD becomes more prominent. ADHD can have a significant effect on behaviours, emotions, and the ability to learn new things.
ADHD is divided into three different categories, inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or a combination of the two. The symptoms will determine which type of adult or child ADHD the person has. Diagnosing ADHD requires that symptoms have an impact on a person’s everyday life. As time goes on, symptoms can change, so the type of ADHD a person has can change as well. ADHD can be a lifelong struggle, but with ADHD medication and …show more content…
As such, the behavioural effects are different in girls than they are boys, as boys seem to be more hyperactive and girls can be quietly inattentive.
Predominantly inattentive ADHD
People with this type of ADHD may experience more symptoms of inattention than those who suffer from hyperactivity and impulsivity. Issues with impulsivity and hyperactivity might arise from time to time, but they are not the main characteristics of inattentive ADHD.
People who suffer from inattentive behaviour experience:
Are quickly bored.
Tend to be easily distracted and can’t focus on details.
Experience difficult when focusing on a single task.
Have difficulties learning new information and organising thoughts.
Loses essential items needed to complete tasks, pencils, papers, etc.
Doesn’t seem to be paying attention.
Always appear to be daydreaming.
Unable to process and retain information as easily as others.
Difficulties with the following direction.
When diagnosing ADHD it is noted the girls generally are more likely to have this form of ADHD than boys.
Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive