Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder also known as ADHD, is a behavioral disorder that commonly affects children and may persist into adulthood. “About 5% of school-aged children and 4% of adults are affected worldwide” (Johansen et al). This disorder can significantly and negatively impact a person’s life on a daily basis. “ADHD causes symptoms such as inattentiveness, impulsivity and hyperactivity” (Pineyridge.net). As with most disorders, there are several treatments.
ADHD negatively impacts a victim’s life at school, work or home as well as relationships whether it’s family, significant others or friendships. It may cause a person to lose their job or have marital issues. It may also cause a student to have failing grades at school or …show more content…
This symptom makes them easily distracted and have trouble concentrating which keeps them from staying on track at school or at work. They are highly disorganized and frequently loses or misplace important items because of this. They also make careless mistakes due to their inattention to detail. This triggers them into having difficulty recalling crucial points and hinders them to be punctual for family, community, school and social functions as well as important meetings. I have noticed this symptom in my friend as he has ADHD. He often misplaces important items and forget substantial information which would cause him to become upset and sometimes lead to throwing minor tantrums, this is part of the next effect.
Impulsivity is another effect of ADHD. The symptoms of this include the interruption of other people during games or intruding on those who may be in the midst of a conversation as they have a tendency to talk excessively. They often throw tantrums and have angry outbursts because of their inability to contain emotions which places them in situations that could be difficult and embarrassing. These people also have a short fuse as well as a quick temper, this impels them to act or blurt things out without the forethought of the …show more content…
Due these symptoms it is hard to live a normal life. Cases of ADHD differ as not everyone with ADHD suffer from all effects. They may have the symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsiveness but may not have the effect of inattentiveness or they may have inattentiveness and impulsiveness but not suffer from hyperactivity. As we are aware, we are all unique, so someone with ADHD may suffer with all symptoms while another person may suffer from only two of the aforementioned symptoms. This disorder needs to be taken more seriously and should be researched further. A preventative vaccine should be created to treat this disorder before it occurs in children, rather than a post-quick fix. Children should not be taking a stimulant if not needed; this may lead to other serious medical issues later in their
ADHD negatively impacts a victim’s life at school, work or home as well as relationships whether it’s family, significant others or friendships. It may cause a person to lose their job or have marital issues. It may also cause a student to have failing grades at school or …show more content…
This symptom makes them easily distracted and have trouble concentrating which keeps them from staying on track at school or at work. They are highly disorganized and frequently loses or misplace important items because of this. They also make careless mistakes due to their inattention to detail. This triggers them into having difficulty recalling crucial points and hinders them to be punctual for family, community, school and social functions as well as important meetings. I have noticed this symptom in my friend as he has ADHD. He often misplaces important items and forget substantial information which would cause him to become upset and sometimes lead to throwing minor tantrums, this is part of the next effect.
Impulsivity is another effect of ADHD. The symptoms of this include the interruption of other people during games or intruding on those who may be in the midst of a conversation as they have a tendency to talk excessively. They often throw tantrums and have angry outbursts because of their inability to contain emotions which places them in situations that could be difficult and embarrassing. These people also have a short fuse as well as a quick temper, this impels them to act or blurt things out without the forethought of the …show more content…
Due these symptoms it is hard to live a normal life. Cases of ADHD differ as not everyone with ADHD suffer from all effects. They may have the symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsiveness but may not have the effect of inattentiveness or they may have inattentiveness and impulsiveness but not suffer from hyperactivity. As we are aware, we are all unique, so someone with ADHD may suffer with all symptoms while another person may suffer from only two of the aforementioned symptoms. This disorder needs to be taken more seriously and should be researched further. A preventative vaccine should be created to treat this disorder before it occurs in children, rather than a post-quick fix. Children should not be taking a stimulant if not needed; this may lead to other serious medical issues later in their