I wake up every morning and think to myself “What am I going to do today?”. It should be a relatively easy question, I usually plan out the following day a day before, but somehow it never seems to work out the way I planned. I get up, get dressed, think about whether I should eat first or take a shower, or maybe I should eat in the shower, maybe I could save less time by… okay, back on track, Shower first-- then eat. I take a shower for way longer than I wanted to, eat, wait… Don’t I have a presentation I need to attend for my class? Never mind… What am I doing? I shouldn’t be on my phone… but look at this cute puppy in the bathtub! This is what it’s like to be in the mind of someone who has ADHD. ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder …show more content…
is something that I struggle with on a daily basis. It is not a disease or a sickness, and it is not something that vaccines can transmit to you. I am not stupid or incapable of learning, but for me and many others, it takes awhile for me to gain anything. It isn’t an excuse or a disability, but it is a struggle. Things that maybe simple to you can be incredibly difficult for me, and even though you can imagine what it is like, you probably will never truly understand. Picture your brain as a desktop and all your thoughts are tabs on the internet.
You generally keep it organized after you are done with a tab, so you close it and open a new one-- or you perhaps have two or three tabs going at a time. Now, imagine those tabs could never close and you are constantly adding new tabs, they never stop multiplying in size and you can not for the life of you focus on what you started. ADD and ADHD is practically the exact same idea. People with ADHD generally cannot keep focus on one single aspect and tend to wander off into the unknown. For children this can be an especially difficult …show more content…
time. My parents knew at a very young age that I had attention problems. I was put in very “special” classes which were designed to help me gain focus and single out problems, so I could become more of a student than a disruption to the classroom. When that didn’t work the school board had facilitated meetings about how I should be put on medication, my mom did not care at all for that idea and transferred me to a different school right across the street. I honestly do not remember learning anything until the sixth grade when my teacher Mr. Mroz used blue and red pegs on a projector to show me how algebra worked. Other than that, my focus must have been elsewhere. I have been told that “ADHD isn’t real, it’s only an excuse for people who don’t focus in school”, to that I say you are ignorant. When I say I can’t go to sleep for hours because my mind keeps racing and I can’t just stop and relax, it is because my mind is constantly moving. A study shows that “50% of children with ADHD have sleep-disordered breathing, and had the lowest nocturnal sleep efficiency.” (Haifa, Israel.) I’m constantly focusing on the little things which makes it virtually impossible to sleep as soon as I lay down and get the rest I need. Not only can I not focus, but my emotions are in constant turmoil.
People suffering from ADHD have a problem with managing and controlling emotions, whether it be by showing them without warning or having none at all. The prefrontal cortex is the part of your brain that helps with actions, memory and processing. However, people with ADHD don’t really have the capability of having that work properly. So when I say people with ADHD really don’t have a filter, it’s because their brain does not process normally. (Philip Shaw...) I may say something I don’t necessarily mean and end up really hurting someone's feelings, or someone may say something to me and I could have an emotional outburst out of
nowhere. Although many people including myself have downsides to having ADHD, there are some positive aspects. I may not be good at remembering important dates or tasks, but I can remember an unforgettable moment with a friend to the point of the color of their shoes. I may not be able to keep my mind straight while writing this paper, but I damn well that I have two pieces of pie in the freezer. I am incredibly skilled at the Arts and can organize the layout of a room down to an exact science, but when it comes to science itself, I may need a hand. It all depends on the subject matter and if I am actually hyper-focused onto a subject. A huge part of ADHD is being hyper-focused on a single subject. In other words, if I like a certain aspect of something it will become my Religion (I’m practically the Pope of Maroon 5 albums 2002-2012). I completely obsess myself over something that I think is important to me, if I really enjoy something it becomes my main focus. However, if I don’t like something it will forever be excommunicated in my mind. It’s like I have my own little world of perfection and I completely leave out everything else, which is also a problem. Being hyper-focused also means that if something bad happens to you, for a majority of your time it becomes your life. “50% of adults suffering from ADHD have social anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder” says the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA ). It’s bad enough having one disorder, but now being diagnosed with depression it feels unbearable. Everything all at once is piling up and it feels overwhelming and like you are trying to swim while being attached by a shark. I think the best way to put ADHD is this: You’re trying to write a paper, that you still quite don’t understand if it makes sense, and you can only work in silence. But your room is too cold and the upstairs computer has a printer, so you’re forced to listen to Spike T.V. while your brother and his friend play a game called “plague”. They both talk very loudly and you can’t help overhearing the conversation so you start to think to yourself “Okay, is this going to be relevant in my paper?” You are trying to focus so hard, but everything around you is distracting, and you start thinking that the crystal lite packet is very pungent even though it seemed like there was less powder than you remember. Your phone starts blinking. you grab it and get distracted by the picture your “friend” posted on Facebook. How did you even become friends anyways? I don’t know a Richard Hamelin… Also, why is the name Bill and abbreviation for William? Goodness I wish my brother was in the other room… What was I writing about? Bill? Who is Bill? I don’t know a Bill… What was I writing about? Oh yeah, ADHD, maybe this is making sense to other people, or should I delete all of it? I mean, it is pretty relevant to my topic, but what did I even just write?-- this is the process I go through with nearly every paper or task, and it is as you can see, it’s confusing. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to focus, what it would be like to grasp on and hold on to and idea without attaching myself permanently or not even remembering what I started off with in the first place. Honestly, I don’t think I would change a thing. It may be hard, but it doesn’t prohibit me from doing things I love, it’s just something I have.
Dally you should not even think about killing yourself it will not solve anything and will only make thing worse for everybody who cares about you. I know that you will not believe this and think that the world is horrible and is not worth living in but I promise you that there is still good in the world. I know that you will say that there is not and that I am naive, but I was not the only one to see this even Johnny saw it as he was dieing. He wanted me to try to point this out to you but I knew that you would need more than just me and Johnny's persuasion so I got word from all of the gang and some idea of how to make things better.
Most people want to succeed but today nobody wants to put in the hard work hence Adderall sounds like the perfect solution except no one stops to think of the consequences or even bother to do some research on the drug they are placing in their body. Advertisements are used to manipulate the reader into thinking they need Adderall, or as if they have ADHD. This manipulation works because not many people challenge advertisers instead the consumer takes it for what it is. The consumer silences themselves by not challenging and researching the drug that is being ingested. If the claim being made by the advertisement fits their problem and it has a fix many will fall for the ruse. If a product does more good than bad and is supported by scientific
ADHD is a disorder that has been on the rise for several years now. The disorder is one that can cause many impairments to a child’s attention span, making it difficult to concentrate and to keep on task, especially on schoolwork. (Graham, 2007) The statistics have been growing ...
Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, is the most common psychiatric condition effecting 9.5% of school-aged children in the United States (intuniv, 2013). If the disorder goes untreated, it will cause more long-term side effects and difficulties for the individual as an adult. Adults who have this condition face several adversities in every day life, such as impulsive behavior, low self-esteem and poor work performance. People are not aware of the complications that come with ADHD in adults. Not knowing the symptoms of the disease can cause people to not be sympathetic when they are interacting with someone with disorder.
These symptoms prove to be particularly challenging to children and adolescents. Although they may be quite intelligent, their lack of focus frequently results in poor grades and difficulty in school. Children and adolescents with ADHD tend to act impulsively, without addressing the consequences of their actions until it is too late. Their attention spans are much shorter than most children?s are, thus they become bored easily and frustrated with ...
It is important to understand what ADHD is. ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that was originally thought to be a form of "minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) (D’Alonzo 88)," however, it is no longer recognized as a form of MBD. "Along with these changes in classification, investigators identified behaviors related to ADHD: hyperactivity, restlessness, impulsivity, aggression, distractibility, and short attention span. These symptoms formed the three behavioral constructs inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity described by the American Psychiatric Association (D’Alonzo 88)." In both the professional and lay media ADHD is routinely referred to as a neurological disorder, while most experts agree that genetic-biochemical factors influence behavior somewhat, the general public tends to view this as biologically unco...
Individuals with ADHD experience social rejection and a lack of long term friends because of their impulsive behaviors. “Children with ADHD have 3 times as many peer related problems than those without a history of the disorder.” (CDC.gov citation needed) Parents report that children with ADHD are 10 times more likely to experience difficulties that interfere with making and keeping friends. Due to the general harsh judgment of society daily life is difficult on anyone who is “different”. Because of that harshness many children with this diagnosis experience bullying which becomes physical. Also these children lack the ability to filter thoughts before they escape the mouth. This causes them to say things that would otherwise be kept silent. These thoughts in addition to the social rejection hinder their ability to create long term friends. Because of their impulsive behavior these children are also more likely to suffer injuries.
Typically when one hears the term “ADHD” and the potential negative effects that it could have on someone striving towards academic success, they immediately think school age children. Though it is more common for children to be diagnosed and treated, 5% of U.S. adults are living with this condition (American Psychiatric Association, 2012). First ADHD must be defined before coping methods can be explained. ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is a diagnosis applied to children and adults who consistently display certain characteristic behaviors such as distractibility (poor sustained attention to tasks), impulsivity (impaired impulse control and delayed gratification), and hyperactivity (excessive activity and physical restlessness) (Jaksa, 1998). These are signs that will normally be identified by the child’s educator. Signs and/or symptoms could present themselves differently in adults and affect different aspects of their daily lives.
In reviewing the website, “ADDitude, Living Well With Attention Deficit” Larry, S. M.D. (2013) allows the reader to assess and understand ADHD symptoms, treatment resources and improving parenting skills needed for living with ADHD children. It attempts to reach its readers through the use of outlining ADHD resources, free downloads regarding wide range ADHD information, available social networks including ADHD Blogs. The site also includes webcasts produced by various staff for readers to easily access current and up-to-date information in order learn more and parent more efficiently.
? Imagine sitting in a fourth grade science class. The teacher is lecturing in the front of the room while a groundskeeper mows the grass outside the window. The mower is buzzing in the student's ears, grasping one students' attention, taking it away from the teacher's discussion. Slowly the mower begins to move further away until it is completely out of sight. The attention returns to the teacher, whose words mumble together. The student begins to feel bored as he begins to swing his feet on the seat in front of him. The student in front of him becomes annoyed by the pitter-patter on her seat, and she yelps with anger. The attention slides back into the class, where something new and interesting is happening. The teacher stops her lecture, making this student the center of attention. It may be negative attention, but it's something that holds the student's interest. This type of thing happens normally to this student, so he is used to it. Besides, this isn't his fault; everyone knows he has ADHD, anyway he can't help but act like this. It's just how some kids are, right? Normally his mother makes him take his pills, but today he threw them out becaus...
"I was trying to daydream but my mind kept wandering." The quote by Steven Wright shows that the person has lot thoughts that are going through his or her mind. Also, the quote shows that the person is inattentive. This means that he or she have an enormous energy store in his or herself. Having time to explore is one of the magnificent things that children often do. Children have an enthusiasm to learn the environment that surrounds them. If they go over the limit, then the children will have problems concentrating. Many scientists have classified these children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Parents may think that the children’s behavior of hyperactivity is normal throughout the child’s life. On the contrary, many of them have gone over the limit of being active. This disorder can cause conflicts at school, home, and social life. Knowing the facts, symptoms, and treatments, the parents can help their child with ADHD.
ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder caused by chemical imbalances in the brain resulting in an inability to focus; a short attention span; hyperactivity; impulsive behaviour and restlessness. However, this may be managed with the help of Ritalin. (Nordqvist, What is ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)? 2013)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurological disorder commonly diagnosed in children, hindering an individual's ability to attend to responsibilities, capability to control one's behavior, and interferes with the ability to regulate one's activity level. First described by Heinrich Hoffman, a German physicist, to the public in 1845, ADHD plagued families for many years prior to its recognition as a disorder. The actual terminology of ‘ADHD’ was not officially familiar until 1902, when British pediatrician, Sir George Still, described “an abnormal defect of moral control in children” based off of his observations in the inability of “mentally retarded” children to control their behavior the way typical children would. But even with its broadcasting, it took the world of science many years to understand and accept it as...
Living with ADHD is difficult but there are a few things you can do to make your life easier. The first thing you should do if you have ADHD is make a schedule. Make this schedule your daily routine and keep it consistent from when you wake up till you go to bed. Keep the schedule
Specific speech purpose: To persuade the class that emotional/mental health is important, and is in fact even more important than their physical health.