ADD or Modern Life?

~One of the symptoms that almost all adults with ADD share is the feeling of always being overwhelmed, Koretsky says. “People with ADD wake up in the morning with this feeling that there is so much to do,” Koretsky says. “By the end of the day, they’ve been running around, and the to-do list is longer than it was at the start.” We all have days like this, but for a person with ADD, it’s a constant — and it deeply affects the quality of their life.

~Working with a therapist or an ADD coach such as Koretsky is another powerful piece of the puzzle. “The first thing that people have to learn to do is to break the cycle of overwhelm,” she says. “The piece that’s often missing is planning.” She teaches her clients how to plan — it sounds obvious, but for people with ADD, it’s a skill that doesn’t come naturally. Neither do things like learning how to delegate, how to manage challenges, how to survive boredom, how to stay on track with tasks — but they can be learned. Once people with ADD figure out things like time management and reasonable to-do lists, their distraction can be transformed into creativity and productivity “When your challenges are managed, you can really thrive,” Koretsky says. Hallowell agrees. “I have ADD,” he says. “And I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

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This article is about Adults dealing with ADD/ADHD, what they see in an adult who has a fully developed frontal cortex is the stress and anxiety, not put that understanding on a child who is still learning how to use their frontal cortex, where developed behaviors over-ride reactionary behaviors.  It is amazing that many people (teachers/Administrators) are unable to accommodate this information and practice patience and understanding, modeling behaviors and help them learn to gain control of their feelings.  Then again, the question posed is about the disorder vs. society.