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ADHD Awareness Month
Added Oct 10, 2018
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so October is ADHD awareness month but I have ADHD in a month is forever so instead I'm going to try for ADHD awareness minute see if you can stick with me there too subtypes the predominantly inattentive for distracted Daydreamer quiet lost in thought and then the combined to her also Restless talkative impulsive and patient poor listener driven the symptoms were first described back in the 1700s and 1800s I know the chain keeps changing it's about 5 to 9% of kids 4% of adults the similar rates worldwide even in France it's a neurodevelopmental disorder 79% genetics or runs in families that involves the prefrontal cortex Sandberg as other parts trying to synchronize it's like an orchestra with no conductor and it involves dopamine and norepinephrine adults symptoms include poor memory distractibility Lots on the go but nothing finish problems with memory paperwork procrastination anger emotionally sensitive physically sensitive tags on my shirts you don't have to have all of the symptoms and nobody does a third of kids outgrow the Radio HD but two-thirds of us are still struggling in adulthood it's well diagnosed in kids 80% of adults have no idea or they suspect but they're afraid to find out what you want to know by at all heard you're probably already self-medicating with caffeine and nicotine or alcohol cannabis cocaine adrenaline risk-taking Sports addiction to the internet shopping gambling it's not just a deficit of attention sometimes we can hyper-focus it's about executive functions planning organizing prioritizing setting goals staying focused time management what to do we still can't do it you want to know because undiagnosed and untreated you have higher rates of divorce car accidents bankruptcy dropping out addiction ER visits getting fired unplanned pregnancies being tested for STDs and suicide I don't mean like 3% higher any double triple quadruple the rate but only if it's undiagnosed and untreated would also have much higher rates of depression anxiety disorders learning disorders dyslexia Tourette hundreds of thousands of successful will have ADHD Millionaires and billionaires you'll find a huge number of us in the high-pressure creative careers like sales the military emergency responders fire rescue police Wall Street Silicon Valley Hollywood Sports what helps a holistic approach exercise coaching mindfulness meditation better diet the right job there are tons and tons of strategies on our website what makes the biggest difference knowing you have it believe me the diagnosis is a relief there was that a minute no I'm not even did I mention we have trouble with time management if I didn't it sits on the website and memory did I mention XE I don't even
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