Here’s a detailed article that talks about the impact of ADHD in America (sadly health.MSN.com article deleted).
Here’s Dr. Lenard Adler, director of the Adult ADHD Program at NYU School of Medicine, describing one case of ADHD.
“I have an executive who, prior to treatment, got his standard yearly review at work,” he reports. “It read like a checklist of symptoms of ADHD: ‘Clients like you but all the work comes up against the last minute; things that don’t have to become crises, become crises; you drift off in meetings; you have potential but the quality of your work is not what it could be.’ ”
They talk about the impact on the person’s spouse and children, work and health care costs.
However, when they talk about healthcare costs they use a 2005 study titled “Comorbidities and Costs of Adult Patients Diagnosed With ADHD”. Which means that some of the costs may not necessarily come solely from the ADHD but from comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar etc.
They also suggest that the impact on family members is central in diagnosing the condition. Some people with ADD may do well at work but have many problems in their home life. For example a spouse who
…constantly misplaces things, talks excessively, drifts off during important conversations or has mood problems such as anger, anxiety, guilt or depression. Indirectly, family members also suffer when someone in the household routinely works long hours (a common method for coping in the workplace), can’t relax and enjoy leisure time or has issues with financial responsibility.
They also talk about ADDers often being underpaid, under-promoted and unemployed at work because they don’t achieve their potential at work.
Wondering if they did a research study on what effect ADD coaching might have on achieving their potential at work? My guess would be an increase in achievement since it helps the ADDer understand how ADD impacts their life, and focuses on improving their day to day functioning. But I’m biased of course:)
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So ok this article is exactly my issue. I have adhd I’m 55 and have never gotten the help I knew I needed . those there is something wrong with me and no believed me they scrutinized me , judge me, or your just making excuses for the trouble you caused or causing . All because government hand out insurance would pay for antidepressants, your depressed hell yah im depressed wouldn’t you be if no one wanted you around. Or your by polar because your too aggressive and flip out when your falsely accused all the time told your a lier you know you did it, or gravely misunderstood saying things wrong, or inappropriate comments, using wrong words that cause people to misread you, the list goes on . Well I go ask people what I should do get a better job and pay for it ok i would really love to do that but one problem I have adhd and some learning disabilities, got to have a piece of paper from University I really no job that pays more than 8.00 an hr , believe me i would have loved to succeed at that i cant pass the pre entrance exam , so now I’m paying for basic fundamentals, and I can’t get past this so I gave up on education, so the stupid government insurance will not pay for testing for adhd in adults , so get ssi oh sure guess what you have to prove to ssi you have adhd I give up, s I screw it I’ll be miserable, get abused, get taken advantage of, again the list goes on, ok I’ll drink my miserable life away, no that made things worse ok I’ll try cocaine no good, acid,pot yes that helped , until recently. I forgot my suicide atempts I just wanted to give up. So my problem now I found meth oh my God this is it omg I’m normal look every one I’m normal the others say no your not you’ll see ok then do you see now 3 months later omg why isn’t she act like she tweaked, I know own why I have adhd since since I’m up longer I started looking into this like in the past week. So this page I’m reading is going to save my life for someone who decided for it I quit this world I give up im smoking meth . Well I never thought I would ever fell normal so now what I tried to get help from bio feed back again that is not cheap so I have given up thats why I started meth now I really want to end my life dammit I don’t want to smoke meth I’ve only smoked it thtee months I’m to scared to go to any one for help they will only put me in drug rehab I fn mad man I don’t know who to trust what is the government afraid to help people like us because most of us are very intelligent that is a text book fact just imagine what we could do or could have done I guess they want that so won’t fix you pay for it your self get real if I could I would maybe I should be thief or corrupt dishonest I’m angry I am good person I didn’t give untill now Imy honest trust worth kind compassionate ok i cant say any more maybe someone will read and help me get help i am a strong person I quit anything I stopped smoking meth for a week recently I did not have withdrawals I was just tired should have stopped then except that stupid me was coming back and the depression of this stupid life so I kept smoking THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT!!!! I want another chance yell me where I can start how about Dr phil will he help or is he just another phony ballonie wanting my money lol help please.