Do you know a co-worker, boss or friend that feel it’s impossible to get organized, stick to a job or keep an appointment? Does this person have a hard time focusing on what you’re saying and quickly bounce from topic to topic?

Adults with these challenges usually have a low perception of themselves. If a person has and is diagnosed with ADHD, there is generally a sigh of relief. Now a person begins to understand the ‘why’ of some problems and can experience improvement. My hair stylist, a 23-year old, told me today that she was diagnosed with ADHD three weeks ago. I had no idea. With treatment, she is already finding it so much easier in her career to concentrate on what her clients are saying rather than be pulled into other conversations around her. Also, she knows she will be able to focus on listen ing to friends talk for a while instead of sometimes seeing frustrated looks on their faces. She told me that she would like everyone to know about ADHD because she sees how, if untreated, ADHD negatively affects a person with frustration, depression and low self-perception.

For more information on ADHD, see http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm#adult.

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