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ADHD, Attention Defecate Hyperactive Disorder.

Now what this had to do with friends I'm not sure.

My little brother grew up with a combination of ADHD and Turret syndrome.

These two things are simply a chemical imbalance in the brain which are totally controllable to a point.

My brother would come home from school and be so worn out from trying to hold back his "ticks" from turrets that he would yelp hoot and holler when he got away from his peers.

Attention is a hard thing for anyone of this day in age to have due to the constant lack of respect in the schools (IE. cell phone chatting during class, bullying, worrying if they look good enough for that certain someone in their class.)I cant see how ADHD effects your children if a friend has it.

If a friend of mine had ADHD, (which I just so happen to have because ADHD,OCD and many other similar chemical imbalances happen in 1 out of 4 people today), comes over to my house and wants to have a coffee with me, I'm not about to say, hey! No sorry, you cant come over because of your little problem, because if I did do that then I wouldn't have very many friends.

This friend of mine just so happens to have her own children as well so I don't see a problem with it at all.

The major thing that has to be mentioned about ADHD and other similar dysfunctions of the majority of humans these days is the fact that those that carry the problem have a 70 percentile chance of passing it on to their own children if they so choose to have them.

Even turrets is curable today with electrodes being placed into the deep brain. This sends out minor signals to the brain telling it that its not supposed to be sending certain messages to another part of the brain.(which make the "ticks")

patience is the major thing to have with friends that have a problem as such, because if it was you in their shoes, I'm sure you would be offended if someone told you that your children might catch ADHD from you.

People with ADHD if anything have trouble with spelling ,reading, making friends and showing interest in things that you may feel needs attention.

Just like OCD ( obsessive compulsive disorder) ADHD may have some underlying things that we may not see in the person like bad thoughts or the feeling of something bad may happen if this isn't done a certain way. But many of those feelings never surface as a result in everyday life.

There may be a lack of initiative towards their work as they grow into adults and have trouble raising family's as a result.

We as a society need to help others to be able to understand the feelings these troubled individuals are going through and do what we can to make sure they have a place where they can feel needed in their work place.

We are all human and thats what life is about. No one is perfect and we need to understand that.

If your child is a friend to someone with ADHD, don't be too worried about it because there's no harm in letting your child know that their friend has a bit of a problem, and if they see that their friend is being picked on in school , make sure your child knows enough to go get help for them. Tell a teacher or a duty teacher about it, or tell a parent and they may be able to help in some way.

The first step in dealing with this problem is to understand it and not judge upon the person as soon as you meet them.

Would you want someone to judge you because you cant read or understand a problem right off the bat?

No, and neither would I.

So lets start helping those that need it in any way you can.

Be a friend.

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