Adult ADD Strengths

Healthoma has a blog post titled ADHD is treatable. Great title and great point. via Your ADD/ADHD news ADD blog carnival

The causes are linked to genes and to the environment—they are not caused by an excessive intake of sugar or by any other medication. Typically, another family member may have also suffered from it and this is also a sign.

Some people especially men with ADHD stay in denial about having ADHD, in some cases they need to be on their 2nd or 3rd wife until they clue in. Or their 4th or 5th job they’ve been fired from/had to quit before getting fired.

Adults with ADHD have higher divorce rates and higher rates of maritial instability. Some of the adult ADD clients I’ve coached have high stimulation jobs and excel at work but are on the verge of divorce at home due to not dealing with their ADHD symptoms.

ADHD is the #2 Genetically Inherited Condition after Height. 80%. If a child has it, and he’s not adopted, I believe that the parents should be automatically screened for it. See Mothers with ADHD have more problems parenting ADHD children than those who don’t

If you understand that ADHD is treatable, it’s not a death sentence you might be more likely to get diagnosed and treated and learn to manage your ADD properly so you can spend more time developing your ADD related strengths. Here’s Harvard University and the World Health Organization’s 5 minute Adult ADHD Screening test, doesn’t diagnose ADHD but it’s a first step.

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