ADHD and adults-new poll reveals problems more

Children, teenagers and adults can all suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD impacts about 5% of children and adolescents and about 3% of all adults. Less than half of children with ADHD out-grow ever in adolescence or adulthood. If left untreated, the disease may have long-term adverse effects in childhood and adulthood.

It is important to remember that many or most, children with ADHD are never really out-grow the problems leading ADHD. This was well documented and that was further discussed in detail by recent studies on ADHD and depression in females.

Recently published a national survey of 1,007 adults with ADHD else remember this. the survey examined how adults with ADHD front at home, at work and in relationships with others. the survey was published just in time for the Conference 2008 ChADD and the national awareness day 2008 ADHD.

What found the survey was that of these adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder:


75% reported that ADHD strongly influenced their ability to stay focused on a task long enough to complete it;70% ADHD influenced strongly reported that their ability to focus on what others were saying;65% reported that ADHD strongly influenced their homework; 60% reported that ADHD strongly influenced their ability to remain sitting through a business meeting or to projects organised or follow with projects until completion; 57% ADHD influenced strongly reported that their relationship with their families and friends;56% ADHD influenced strongly reported that their ability to advance in their job or career;47% reported that ADHD caused them to have to work harder than others only to accomplish the same amount of work as those without ADHD;

The survey group was asked about what would realize or objectives of treatment:
50% reported that they would like to get organized their home, and 28% reported that are necessary to achieve their personal finances more organized; 38% reported that are needed to get their moodiness under control, and 26% wanted to improve their relationships with others; 36% believe that their ADHD symptoms were not yet under control, and feeling of relationship many depressed thinking about how difficult it is to be an adult with ADHD.

The study was conducted by two big names of the community of ADHD: Ed (Ned) Hallowell, M.D., who wrote important books as "driven to distraction", and Natalie Knochenhauer, which, as a mother of ADHD children, has become an important supporter in the Philadelphia area.

The study was funded by Pediatrics McNeill, that in any way, markets CONCERTA (methylphenidate HCI) for treatment of ADHD in adults and in children. Hallowell and Knochenhauer are both consultants paid for McNeill Pediatrics. Thus there is an element of this study is designed for the market CONCERTA for adults who receive no treatment, feel that their ADHD is not under control and so on.

But this study should be something more.
If conservatively 5% of children in the United States have ADHD, eSe conservatively 50% of children in the United States is "out-grow" their ADHD symptoms at the age of 20 or more, and If there are about 300 million people in the United States, then there are conservatively 7,500,000 adults the USA only by treating "adult ADHD."And if the 38% of them feel that their ADHD is not under control, or are depressed by their ADHD, and so on, well that's a lot of people who suffer from ADHD even into adulthood (38% of 7.5 million adults with ADHD is 2,850,000, 000 adults who feel that is out of control or feeling depressed because of their ADHD).

If you are an adult with ADHD, and feel that you can get ahead at work because of it, or they can't get organized, or reasoned, or get your mind under control, there is help for you.

Yes, medications like Concerta stimulant Drugs may help. can help to increase time on task, attention to tedious task and so on. consider medications as treatment option and talk to your doctor.

We would also people to try the combination of an ADHD diet (including high protein, low carbohydrate breakfast and some caffeine), by ATTEND, Extress or Deprex (for stabilization of mood) and Memorin for improving memory.

With one of the approaches above, consulting or coaching for ADHD, as well as for skills and strategies to improve relations and work performance are essential.

Douglas Cowan, Psy.d., is the clinic of SIL to http://newideas.net ADHD and family of ADHD related websites. He is also the author of the very popular diet ADHD. try the free online screening tool of Dr. Cowan for ADHD or view his ADHD videos on YouTube. for more about ATTEND is available here for more information about ADHD support groups, visit ChADD.

ADHD in adolescents and adults

In the past it was thought that children with ADHD would exceed London hyperactive part of ADHD often is better right now, so that many thought that the other areas of the problem would be even better. We now know that this is not true. Many adolescents may be less "hyper" but still restless and be impatient. Also many of the other symptoms continue to complicate their lives. For some symptoms of ADHD children can't even show until they become teenagers. If you are smart enough, they could probably have done through elementary with little trouble with their tasks and projects that were not long or intense. How to go home in junior high or high school work increases and one is asked to work on projects harder, longer and more independent. Right now you can start the struggling to stay on long enough to produce products that are acceptable to their current grade level.

If left untreated, ADHD may lead to serious problems of a teenager.

* Teenagers with ADHD (impulsive type) have 400% more traffic accidents and traffic tickets related to speeding, children without ADHD

* Twice as many teenagers with ADHD will run away from home that children without ADHD.

* As many as 50% of all teenagers in juvenile facilities have ADHD, but were treated for ADHD.

* Arson is often associated with attention deficit disorder, like teenagers with ADHD untreated are three times more likely to be arrested for arson of those without ADHD.

* Adolescents untreated for ADHD are ten times more likely to get pregnant or cause pregnancy than those without ADHD.

* Adolescents not treated for ADHD are more likely to contract a sexually transmitted disease from children without ADHD 400%.

While ADHD children often impulsive will get into trouble, inattentive ADHD children tend to be irregular due to not be motivated enough to remember the things which he was asked to do. Impulsive-hyperactive ADHD adolescents are la mort likely get in trouble are the guys as inattentive ADHD tend to crave the stimulation of antisocial behaviour and impulsively "act out".Because I'm a impulsive, they don't plan well their crimes and are usually easily captured.

ADHD can cause problems in life of a teenager, but with proper treatment, or medications, behavior modification, or preferably both, kids can do great things with their lives.ADHD child and teenager are full of energy, can be very funny and creative.

There are two main groups of adults with adhd:

(1) those who have been diagnosed as children and they still have symptoms, and

(2) those who had never diagnosed.The second group could be most likely include females.As a child a home life highly organised can disguise the expression of ADHD symptoms may not appear until the Difficulties uttered in the course of higher education, or even at work, when environmental requirements become more complex.

Is better for adults, as well as with children is a treatment that is multifacited. stimulants or antidepressants are often given to adults with ADHD. they can help adults to focus, use caution and curb the impulsive behavior. Psycosocial treatment may include psychotherapy which addresses how ADHD is and continues to influence the life of the person. it may also include education about the disease. jointly with the medication and psychosocial treatment, structured external media as day planners, computers and coaching are useful to adults with ADHD.

What better understand ADHD and how it affects your life, better use it to your advantage. some jobs covered by creativity and high energy-both "Symptoms" that many adults with ADHD show.

My name is Alice. I am a mother of 4 children and I had a teacher in the last 30 years. during that time I taught in the classroom (K-3) elementary. I worked with many children who have been diagnosed with adhd and saw improvements in their behavior and after measures have been taken to treat the symptoms and meet their business needs. for further information, please access my website [http://www.adhd-resources.net]