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Warning signs for ADHD

ADHD has a varied symptom list. For some it is difficult to diagnose because those symptoms show themselves in different ways in different people.

THESE ARE THE MOST NOTED DISABILITIES OF ADD/ADHD (This list is not complete but shows many of the warning signs that MOST children and adults show, though they may not show ALL of them).

1. Skipping from one topic to the next quickly and at random making conversation a challenge

2. Inability to screen out distractions and pay attention to the work at hand.

3. When others are talking, tends to "zone out" and quit listening after the first few sentences

4. Difficulty starting tasks and projects; procrastination; lack of streamlined motivation

5. Excessive disorganization OR over-organization to the point where things are disorganized

6. Cannot prioritize tasks

7. Time difficulties

8. Starting a variety of tasks but not finishing any of them before beginning another

(Note: Most tasks eventually get finished, they are just done using the "little now, little then" concept)

9. Easily bored

10. Low tolerance for frustration and stress sometimes with unstable, unpredictable moods

11. Does not recall conversations, what was said, or what was meant by what was said

12. Forgetfulness. (Including homework, schoolwork, etc.)

13. Losing things and misplacing things constantly

14. Inability to delay gratification. Must be praised promptly and disciplined accordingly for these processes to mean anything at all.

15. Jumping to conclusions, acting impulsively without regard to consequences, speaking without thinking.

16. Difficulty sustaining effort over long periods of time (especially at school and work)

Sometimes the ADHD person misunderstands directions because they are not "to the point" or they are too long. This is an extreme part of the learning problems that ADHD children have in school.


THERE ARE ALSO SOME VERY POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE WHO ARE ADHD:

1. Creativity - Known for thinking "outside the box", brainstorming, coming up with new and valuable ways to assist themselves and mankind.

2. Because their way of thinking is flexible they tend to be open-minded, improvisational, and independent thinkers.

3. They more than likely have a great deal of enthusiasm and spontaneity.

4. Quick mind and quick witted. They can think on their feet and quickly absorb information if given to them in the form they most understand.

5. MULTI-TASKERS: ADHD folks tend to be able to work on many things at the same time. The problem

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