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What’s it Like? Having ADHD (Attention defecate hyperactivity disorder) is like living inside a fast moving pinball game where sights, sounds, and thoughts are constantly shifting from side to side. Becoming easily bored, yet you are helpless to keep your mind on task. You become easily distracted by unimportant sights and sounds. You don’t control your mind, the actions around you control your mind. You are unable to sit still, finish tasks, plan ahead, or be fully aware of what’s going on around them. To their family, friends, peers, and teachers they seem to exist in a world full of chaos, corruption, and disorganization. It will diminish self esteem by marring ones relationships with others and disrupting their daily life. It’s like living in a black and white movie. You can only see to types of colors, the colors of boredom, depression, anxiety, and frustration. Your brain rejects any work which requires sustained mental effort. You feel as if everyone around you understands everything and you understand nothing. Research being done on ADHD With more than 2 million children diagnosed with ADHD in the Unites States research has become a top priority. New medicines are being developed to help people suffering with the effects of ADHD. Scientists are getting closer to pinpointing the biological basis of ADHD. Scientists at the NIHM (National Institute of Mental Health) are dedicated to understanding the workings and interrelationships of the various regions of the brain to develop preventive measures and treatments to overcome mental brain disorders that handicap people. Symptoms and Behaviors Symptoms Symptoms include fidgeting, hyperactivity, poor origination skills, low self esteem due to poor grades and lack of self fulfillment, low attention span, always touching things, easily distracted, and depression. Behaviors Three behaviors common in people with ADHD. 1. Inattention, People who are inattentive have a hard time keeping their mind on any one thing and may get bored with a task after a few minutes. They may give effortless or automatic attention to activities and things they enjoy.
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