Attention Deficit Disorder

ADD or ADHD

Symptoms & Treatment

ADHD symptoms can come both in childhood and adulthood. In school, those who have ADHD symptoms academically underachieve compared to those who are non-ADHD, and those who experience these symptoms typically are likely to repeat a grade, be suggested to go for special education services, be suspended from school, and drop out of school. Additionally, children who suffer from this tend to make fewer relationships with others, but when they do it tends to last a short period of time, and this leads to lowered self-esteem which then is likely to continue in adulthood with an increased chance of drug and substance abuse or more likely to develop mental diseases. Unfortunately, there is no cure for ADHD, but there are many ways it can be managed such as behavioural therapy, psychotherapy, and drug treatment.

ADHD symptoms in both childhood and adulthood