David Gurevich - Adult ADHD: What You Need to Know

1) Introduction

2) The 33 Ways to Check if You Have ADHD

3) Why the DSM is a failure in diagnosing adult ADHD

4) I think I have ADHD! Now What?

5) Common Questions People Have

6) Why are so Many People with ADHD Anxious or Depressed?

7) Can Diet or Allergies Cause Hyperactivity and Inattention?

8) Is ADHD just a variant of normal behavior?

9) How can I Explain What Having ADHD is Like?

10) How do I decide to take a med or not?

11) If I take Ritalin and do something, did I really do it?

12) Does Ritalin or Adderall Stop Working?

13) Whats it like to take a stimulant?

14) The 10 Ways to Prove ADHD exists

15) The 4 Things You Must Know to Succeed with ADHD

16) How to Figure out What Job is Right for You

17) Some Examples of Good Jobs for people with ADHD

18) Every Single Common Medication Option - Explained

19) 25 Life Tips to Succeed Despite ADHD

20) 10 Study Tips

21) Distinguishing ADHD from Other Conditions

22) About the Author & Recommended Reading

Introduction

How many adults in the United States have ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

If you were like most psychiatrists and doctors in the year 1990, youd have answered, almost none. The condition is typically characterized by hyperactivity, which most adults dont have. And even without hyperactivity, just ADD, there simply isnt that much of it in adults.

They were horribly wrong. According to the World Health Organization and many other respected medical authorities, about 5% of adults in the United States have ADHD.

Thats 11,000,000 people.

Because we didnt believe ADHD existed in adults, not very many are getting treatment. Of those eleven million, in the past year, only one million got some form of treatment for ADHD.

This is a gigantic public health failure. Untreated ADHD causes real problems. Having it means youre twice as likely to get a divorce. You have an up to 50% chance of developing serious depression or anxiety. Youre more likely to get your license suspended or revoked.

All this and you would have had no idea why.

Why it was so hard for you to pay attention to small details, to sit still, to stay focused on one thing. To enjoy a long conversation or stay at the dinner table after eating. Those and more than 90 other areas can be extremely challenging for people with ADHD.

The worst part? We now can show almost conclusively that ADHD is a physical condition. The evidence is extremely strong and only growing. We can now, for instance, measure your brain waves and tell you with about 90% accuracy if you have ADHD or not.

By the time you finish reading this guide, you will know what adult ADHD looks like, what to do if you think you might have it, and a good deal about how it is treated.

This is a no-nonsense booklet. It was written to be as short as possible while being scientifically accurate and providing comprehensive information. You can print it and read it while taking the bus to work, for instance.

Do I have ADHD?

Here are 33 ways that ADHD can manifest in someones life. As you read each one, mentally note if, yes, thats me. If you think yes more than a few times, then you may have ADHD.

1) You sit down to study something you dont want to. Five minutes later, youve decided that it isnt worth doing, that its not important, that youre not interested in it whatever. You come up with a reason so you dont have to study.

2) Someone can be talking directly to you, but you get either really irritated you want to talk about something else or start to zone out and not really hear what theyre saying.

3) Is something boring? If something is boring, then doing it feels like your mind was put into a blender and then sucked through a straw. If something is interesting, however, you can do it for hours without getting tired or losing interest.

4) You tend to get lost while driving . Additionally, you tend to lose your anger or get frustrated with the other people on the road. Why do they drive so fast? Or so close to your car?

5) You are really excited about a new idea until someone points out a flaw in it. Then you lose enthusiasm like a deflated balloon. Many of your great ideas die when they turn out to take more work than expected.

6) Over the course of a day, you may go from one extreme mood to another . You may feel like things are great, lose excitement, get bored, get excited and so on all in the course of a day.

7) You can watch television , talk on instant message , and do crossword puzzles all at the same time. You actually find it relaxing, or that you focus better.

8) People can sit at the dinner table and talk for hours. Say its just a plain old dinner and not on one of your favorite topics do you leave the dinner as fast as possible?

9) Are there periods where you get really excited about something and just slip into a zone where that is all you think about? Hours go by like seconds.

Its called hyperfocus, and if that name clicks with you, than its likely you have it.

10) Youre playing video games or doing something fun, when someone you know starts talking to you. Why dont you take out the garbage, please?

I said Ill do it after I finish doing what Im doing. Why dont you trust me?

Because I need it right now. Please! Youre not even doing anything right now!

A fight ensues .

Sound familiar?

11) Youre in math class. The teacher is talking: So if you add 3 + 4 and..

its 7! you call out.

The teacher coughs, gives you a black look, and goes on -So if you add 3 + 4 and multiply by 2

12) Sometimes you can just zone out . Time flies by, youre deeply relaxed and thinking about things that have absolutely nothing to do with what or where you are like life in general.

13) Youre in Paris with some friends, and deciding what to do. Okay, first well see the Louvre, then hit the National Museum, then see a juggling show, then

Sound like you? When youre in the groove, youre a powerhouse of energy.

14) Sometimes you get really angry for no reason, or shout at someone for stupid reasons. The anger doesnt make that much sense and it goes away really quickly too.

15) Youre supposed to do something , but you forgot or lost the things you need to do it.

16) You notice things all over the room that are extremely random or irrelevant. Like, for instance, in a meeting, you may notice the clicking of pens, the leaves falling outside, and so on all while you should be paying attention.

17) You are wondering if you could be doing something more interesting than reading this list.

18) When you start getting bored , you have to move physically or do something different. Now! And if you sit still for too long, you almost feel physical pain in your head. Its hard to describe.

19) Hitchhiking through the amazons while writing a book and making new friends with the natives does that sound like an ideal trip?

20) Youre at the coffee shop with a friend, and youre ordering. Thatll be a triple shot espresso, please!

Your friend looks at you. How are you going to fall asleep? Andumm, arent you a little hyper already?

You smile. It actually makes me think better. (Friend in the back of her mind mumbles, It makes everyone think better )

You down the coffee and feel calmer. Then you have an hour long conversation about the new dynamics at work, take a walk and really connect.

21) You are the first to start new things, like wearing multicolored socks. When things start to become cool, you can be among those who make it so adopting them before everyone else. You might find yourself ahead of trends because youre always looking for something new.