Adult ADHD - What Does The H in ADHD Stand For and What Does It Mean?
A few years ago the H was added to the abbreviation ADD to reflect the reality that large numbers of ADHD children and adults were experiencing hyperactivity as a symptom of attention deficit disorder.
These individuals will likely exhibit noticeable symptoms both internally and externally.
They become uncomfortable, and in some cases even agitated, when they are not allowed to move around.
They also may become extremely impatience and restlessness.
For those who struggle with the H part of ADHD sitting through a meeting, a lecture, a movie, or becoming confined to their residence or stranded in close quarters due to an ice storm, mishap, or injury can prove to be a form of extreme torture.
Factoid: About one out of every four adults with attention deficit disorder with hyperactive behavior has managed to turned their hyperactivity inward in order to confirm with societal norms showing few if any outward symptoms.
Socially, hyperactivity when combined with inattention and/or impulsivity the challenges may become even greater.
Often embarrassing words are spoken at precisely the wrong time, they may inject themselves into conversions or situations uninvited, and may simply wear down their friends, co-workers and family members with rapid fire mindless chatter and strange behavior.
The above characteristics of ADHD can have a broad range of negative consequences over time including a person's ability to hold a job and earn a decent living.
Let's look at a few statistics to drive home this point.
*Only about half of adults with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity are able to hold down a full time job.
That is 22 percent less than the general population.
*Their earnings power is much less taking home $8,000 less per year.
*In the United States alone the annual estimated loss in earnings is a collective $77 billion.
How do I know if I have the attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity? There are numerous signs of which we will list nine of the most common.
*You will tend to sleep less than your friends, family members, and co-workers *You may use drugs and alcohol as a way to take the edge off or to slow down *You may need to stay busy simply because it feels right *Complicated project tend not to get finished as your drive to complete the project disappears due to your desire to do everything at once rather than breaking the task down into manageable pieces *Nervous tics are a part of your daily life.
Facial tics, head scratching, foot tapping, finger drumming, throat clearing, or pencil tapping are all examples.
*Incessant talking which is more common in ADHD girls and women than in men *Interrupting others for little or no reason *Slowing down long enough to smell the roses located along the road of life may be a problem.
*Those with the hyperactive and impulsive type of ADHD tend to drive too fast and are many times more likely to receive a traffic ticket or be involved in an automobile accident.
In conclusion, we now know that the H in ADHD stands for hyperactivity and creates a myriad of life challenges.
But all is not lost, for many ADHD individuals have been able to take their hyperactivity and use that boundless store of energy in their favor with a little help from natural homeopathic ADHD remedies and/or behavioral/talk therapy.
These individuals will likely exhibit noticeable symptoms both internally and externally.
They become uncomfortable, and in some cases even agitated, when they are not allowed to move around.
They also may become extremely impatience and restlessness.
For those who struggle with the H part of ADHD sitting through a meeting, a lecture, a movie, or becoming confined to their residence or stranded in close quarters due to an ice storm, mishap, or injury can prove to be a form of extreme torture.
Factoid: About one out of every four adults with attention deficit disorder with hyperactive behavior has managed to turned their hyperactivity inward in order to confirm with societal norms showing few if any outward symptoms.
Socially, hyperactivity when combined with inattention and/or impulsivity the challenges may become even greater.
Often embarrassing words are spoken at precisely the wrong time, they may inject themselves into conversions or situations uninvited, and may simply wear down their friends, co-workers and family members with rapid fire mindless chatter and strange behavior.
The above characteristics of ADHD can have a broad range of negative consequences over time including a person's ability to hold a job and earn a decent living.
Let's look at a few statistics to drive home this point.
*Only about half of adults with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity are able to hold down a full time job.
That is 22 percent less than the general population.
*Their earnings power is much less taking home $8,000 less per year.
*In the United States alone the annual estimated loss in earnings is a collective $77 billion.
How do I know if I have the attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity? There are numerous signs of which we will list nine of the most common.
*You will tend to sleep less than your friends, family members, and co-workers *You may use drugs and alcohol as a way to take the edge off or to slow down *You may need to stay busy simply because it feels right *Complicated project tend not to get finished as your drive to complete the project disappears due to your desire to do everything at once rather than breaking the task down into manageable pieces *Nervous tics are a part of your daily life.
Facial tics, head scratching, foot tapping, finger drumming, throat clearing, or pencil tapping are all examples.
*Incessant talking which is more common in ADHD girls and women than in men *Interrupting others for little or no reason *Slowing down long enough to smell the roses located along the road of life may be a problem.
*Those with the hyperactive and impulsive type of ADHD tend to drive too fast and are many times more likely to receive a traffic ticket or be involved in an automobile accident.
In conclusion, we now know that the H in ADHD stands for hyperactivity and creates a myriad of life challenges.
But all is not lost, for many ADHD individuals have been able to take their hyperactivity and use that boundless store of energy in their favor with a little help from natural homeopathic ADHD remedies and/or behavioral/talk therapy.