Adults with Attention deficit Disorder

Does anyone in this country actually know anything about Adults with Attention deficit Disorder?

Since it seems nobody can provide a clear answer, here are the symptoms...

The Mayo Clinic identifies the following indicators to consider in an individual when ADD is suspected. They recommend that individuals exhibiting at least twelve of these behaviors since childhood—provided these symptoms are not linked to any other medical or psychiatric condition—seek a professional diagnosis:

1. A persistent feeling of underachievement, or failing to meet personal goals (no matter how much has actually been achieved).
2. Significant difficulty staying organized.
3. Chronic procrastination or a struggle to initiate tasks.
4. Managing too many simultaneous projects; difficulty seeing things through to completion.
5. A tendency to speak impulsively without weighing the timing or appropriateness of the comment.
6. A constant craving for high stimulation.
7. An inability to tolerate boredom.
8. Being easily distracted; difficulty maintaining focus, such as drifting off during a conversation or mid-page while reading, often paired with periods of total inability to concentrate.
9. Frequently demonstrating creativity, intuition, and high intelligence.
10. Difficulty adhering to established protocols or following "proper" procedures.
11. Impatience and a low threshold for frustration.
12. Impulsivity, whether expressed through speech or actions, such as impulsive spending.
13. Frequent shifts in plans, such as starting new schemes or changing career paths; having a short temper.
14. A tendency toward endless, needless worrying; scanning the horizon for potential threats, which fluctuates between hyper-vigilance and a complete disregard for actual danger.
15. A pervasive sense of insecurity.
16. Mood swings and emotional instability, particularly when disconnected from a specific person or task.
17. Experiencing physical or cognitive restlessness.
18. A predisposition toward addictive behaviors.
19. Ongoing struggles with self-esteem.
20. An inaccurate perception of oneself.
21. Family history of ADHD or manic depressive illness or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control or mood.

http://www.addforums.com/forums/index.php?

And here is the forum link

It seems to me that more people are struggling with addiction than we actually realize

I honestly don't believe such a thing exists. Isn't it just a clever way to label boredom or perhaps a lack of intellectual depth? Nothing more than that.

Betty Patel17 said:I don't believe such a thing exists. Those are just clever labels used to mask boredom or a lack of intelligence. Nothing more.

So, according to you, anyone unable to maintain focus or concentration for more than two minutes is simply unintelligent?

I am unsure if others experience this, but my thoughts frequently jump from one topic to another in an entirely uncontrolled manner, occurring at incredibly short intervals.

Has it occurred to you that he might just be tired? Or does everything immediately have to be some fancy medical condition?

Betty Patel17 said:Did it occur to you that he might just be tired? Or does everything have to be some fancy new diagnosis immediately?

That isn't an acute condition. And why on earth would every newly discovered illness be considered "fancy"?

What kind of conservatism are we talking about regarding new medical conditions?

Kevin Gonzalez79 said:well, since nobody seems to know, here are the symptoms.......

holy crap, I've got like 20 out of 21... what's the prize? 😁

This is a spot-on description of my teenage years. While I’ve become more disciplined as an adult, I still haven't quite reached a baseline level of normalcy.

Ever since i Can remember i have Had problems that ara consistent with The symptoms of ADD. I struggle to maintain focus for more than a few minutes at most, and tackling long passages of text is a genuine ordeal. I often catch myself staring blankly at a page, having completely lost the thread of what I was just reading. My eyes move along the lines as expected, but my mind has wandered off somewhere else entirely. It is a strange sensation; I possess a vague sense that I have processed the words, yet the actual content remains elusive.

Historically, I have leaned heavily on raw, unrefined talent to scrape by. I came dangerously close to failing my senior year of high school and was even held back in the third grade—though that doesn't shock me, given that I have no memory of ever actually sitting down to study. Studying is an exercise in futility and frustration for me; regardless of my initial resolve, I invariably find myself distracted by something completely irrelevant within fifteen minutes. Luckily i have found a way to get pasti this in my job by rapidly pivoting between various tasks, addressing each one incrementally. However, the moment I am required to conduct deep research for a new project, part, or concept, I am utterly adrift.
I also struggle significantly with following through to completion.

quietdriver3 said:Holy hell, I’ve got 20 out of 21... what's the prize? 😁

Supposedly, this helps with Adderall, Ritalin and Conserta

I mean, I think I know what's going on with me; it's just pure, acute laziness, and there isn't exactly a cure for that 😉

I actually kind of enjoy this condition. If only there were a way to actually treat it... 😁

I honestly find this whole "condition" quite fascinating
If you ask me, I’d probably just label it as pure exhaustion, simple laziness, or even just sheer malice. But hey, if you really want to go through the trouble, we could certainly sit down and list out every single symptom and excuse imaginable just to give it a fancy name. Like I said before... don't think that exist

Why is everyone acting like this is some "newly discovered" phenomenon? Let’s apply some actual logic here. If Americans have been pumping their kids full of Ritalin and other stimulants since the sixties, then these people have already been living with ADHD for decades. They didn't just develop it yesterday; they grew up in it. 😛

I’ve definitely been there! 🙂

Honestly, my attention span is such a mess right now—I spent a good thirty minutes just scrolling through a list of symptoms! 😵

Why has everyone gone silent?
Alright, let's get down to business: do adults with ADD/ADHD also rely on Ritalin, Adderall, or whatever else is out there? And why aren't these other things considered psychostimulants? Are we really supposed to believe they’re meant to hit an adult brain differently than a child's?