Do you, or does someone you love, have ADD or ADHD?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is characterized by significant inattention and impulsivity, with or without hyperactivity (that's what the H stands for). You may be thinking this describes about half the people you know.

Do you, or does someone you love, experience... Poor internal supervision? Short attention span? Distractibility? Impulse control problems? Difficulty learning from past errors? Lack of forethought? Procrastination? Hyperactivity? People with ADD are at risk for developing other issues over time, including alcohol and drug abuse or addiction, anger management and behavioral problems, and mood disorders. This diagnosis can be overused and abused (like all the rest of them), but the fact remains that ADD and ADHD are legitimate disorders caused by a neurological dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex of the brain.

Do you often...

Feel frustrated?

Feel exasperated?

Start, but never finish projects?

Find your attention wandering off at the slightest distraction?

Allow yourself to be ruled by disorganization?

Feel like the Peanuts character, Pigpen, surrounded by a little cloud of chaos?

Feel moody and conflicted?

A person with ADD or ADHD must learn effective ways to cope with these differences. Effective therapy includes traditional approaches such as psychotherapy and medication management. LifeWorks counselors work closely with physicians to develop and implement an individualized treatment plan for each case.

Would you like to...

Begin to structurally organize behaviors and thoughts?

We have found that by combining traditional therapies with organizational interventions, we can improve the success of the ADHD client in treatment.

Here at LifeWorks, we think it is important to look at the whole person.

Take the Lifeworks challenge! Get your life under control today.

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Recommended reading on ADD/ADHD

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