Adults With ADD and Other Neuro-Differences
Many times doctors tell people that a child will “grow out of his Attention Deficit Disorder.” While that may be the case for some people, a significant number of people do not grow out of this neurological difference. It persists into adulthood. A longitudinal study conducted by the Mayo Clinic on children from Rochester, New York found that 29 percent of the children continued to have ADD as adults. The National Institutes for Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that over four percent of the adult population has ADD. Attention Deficit Disorder can seriously impact many areas of adult life. These include education, jobs, financial planning, managing a household, parenting, and relationships.
What can an adult do to help with their ADD? Locate a health care provider who understands adult Attention Deficit Disorder. Find a medication and therapeutic intervention that works for you. Eat foods that are not overly processed and have a lot of nutritional value. Put exercise into your life. Discover a pleasurable way to increase your focus. This might be through meditation, martial arts, music, or some other type of activity that can naturally help to stimulate your ability to concentrate. Finally, get plenty of sleep.
Attention Deficit Disorder is not just a brain difference that affects children. Many aspects of adult life are also impacted. You can’t just ignore it and hope that it will go away. Take steps to control or ameliorate the negative symptoms of ADD. That can improve your life.
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Our website will have articles and resources to help with all of the topics that are mentioned above. We will support adults with ADD and other neuro-differences.
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Many adults who have learned to manage the negative symptoms of ADD and use the positive attributes that come with having ADD are very successful. Dr. Edward Hallowell is a great example of a person who lets his ADD work for him. His book that was written with Dr. John Ratey, Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder, is an outstanding reference for people who want to learn more about all aspects of ADD. I highly recommend it.
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