Medical researchers believe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, affects people through heredity, the National Resource Center on AD/HD reports. It also affects about 4 percent of adults.
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD, and ADHD are the same disorder and mean the same thing, as reported by the Center. It affects both females and males and does not discriminate against race or culture. People who suffer from the disorder can find treatment and specialized medications to help control it, MayoClinic.com states.
Frustration
ADD produces a short attention span and impulsiveness in children and adult sufferers. Adults with the disorder suffer from emotional problems because of neurological factors. These underlying problems cause the person to have difficulties keeping appointments, meeting deadlines at work and having their workspace organized, the National Resource Center on AD/HD states. This can cause continual frustration on the part of the person.
Ongoing Stress
The continued stress involved with starting and finishing tasks and continually losing items makes it difficult for the adult to achieve short- and long-term goals. He continually backtracks and finds it difficult to keep on track with daily schedules and responsibilities, the National Resource Center on AD/HD indicates.
Relationship Problems
Relationship problems occur because of the on-going misunderstanding involving communication with people who have this disorder. People with ADHD verbalize thoughts impulsively and say inappropriate things at times, as reported by the National Resource Center on AD/HD. This makes the receiver of information uncomfortable and confused about the person and her objectives. The person with ADHD continually tries to explain what she means in a conversation.
Responsibility Problems
The person with ADD finds it difficult to handle daily responsibilities because of poor ability to manage time and the chores he must do. Becoming organized and keeping organized cause difficulties for the person in his normal responsibilities.
Job Issues
A person with this disorder may continually change jobs, seeking one that will suit her problems with organization. She cannot remain focused to learn the job and becomes easily frustrated in job training. She may find it difficult to arrive at work on time or to communicate with peers and supervisors about work activities. Her conversation may include impulsive verbalization over her frustration with a new task, and she may not say things of importance or appropriateness, which could lead to reprimanding at work.
References
- National Resource Center on AD/HD: Diagnosis of AD/HD in Adults
- MayoClinic.com: Adult ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
- National Institutes of Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- National Resource Center on AD/HD: I need information on ADD, not ADHD! Do you have any information on ADD?
