Imagine living in a fast-moving kaleidoscope, where sounds, images, and thoughts are constantly shifting. Feeling easily bored, yet helpless to keep your mind on tasks you need to complete. Distracted by unimportant sights and sounds, your mind drives you from one thought or activity to the next. Perhaps you are so wrapped up in a collage of thoughts and images that you don't notice when someone speaks to you. .
To their family, classmates or coworkers, they seem to exist in a whirlwind of disorganized or frenzied activity.
Definition for Attention Deficit Disorder.
People with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder usually display symptoms like .
u Distractibility (poor sustained attention to tasks).
u Impulsivity (impaired impulse control and delay of gratification) .
u Hyperactivity (excessive activity and physical restlessness) .
Its origin is unknown, although there are many speculations as to what could have been the cause there is no one true answer, yet. The symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, or impulsivity must persist for at least six months and appear before the age of 7. ADHD can be mild, moderate or severe pending on different cases and person. .
Most people may have these symptoms every now and then but the people with ADD usually display these excessive behaviors over a long period of time and it is constant. These symptoms do not abate, they prevail in their every day lives. Its kind of like skin color, it will be the same color for most of us throughout our lives. There is nothing we can do about it except to maybe use sun block to prevent the skin from the sun. Much like sun block, people with ADD often take medication like Ritalin to help them cope.
Treatment.
Doctors usually prescribe Ritalin, but other types of medication can also be used, for example, Adderall, Dexedrine, and Cylert. These are usually combined with therapy or counseling to learn coping skills and adaptive behaviors, and ADD coaching for adults.