Yes, it could be a situational thing - life is just upside down - or it could be depression rearing its ugly head.
People who truly have ADD are struggling to get through life.īut other conditions can also mimic ADD/ADHD, right? It doesn’t have to be such a struggle to get through life. People are often not diagnosed, misdiagnosed, overdiagnosed, but if you’re struggling with the symptoms, there are solutions. You say many adults don’t realize they have ADD/ADHD. They can also have something called hyperfocus, which is when they’re involved in something, they could be doing it for hours and not realize it. If you’re waiting on line, it feels like two hours. I’ve always struggled with being late… Many people with ADD have what’s called a flexible sense of time. Why is time management tough for people with ADD/ADHD? A lot of women struggle with time management, and when you also have to manage the time of children, it’s incredibly difficult. Many of the people I work with are incredibly smart, but they’re not achieving at the level they could, or they’re struggling to accomplish everything. What do adults with ADD/ADHD seem to struggle with most? If you’re going for a diagnosis, make sure the person has familiarity with adult ADD, because it’s easy to write off.
It’s a lot easier now than when I was diagnosed, but a lot of doctors don’t understand ADD today, let alone the people who present as non-hyperactive and high achieving.
What did you do after you took that test? I said, “Oh my gosh, my life makes sense.” He came out with the Brown Attention Deficit Disorder Scales (screening tests) and when I took it, I got a 42 out of 44. Tom Brown (a clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine) did research on the executive-function aspect of ADD, and did work with women who are high-achieving as opposed to young boys primarily running around in circles.
Tickets are $20 registration is recommended.ĭr. Lasky, who helps students and adults develop strategies for coping with ADD/ADHD, will hold a session for women only from 7 to 9 p.m. “The burden on women is very strong, and they beat themselves up for not being able to do everything they should do.” “When it comes to being a woman, you’re less likely to be diagnosed,’’ said Lasky, an Ossining-based productivity coach who co-founded the New York City chapter of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) in 1989. It wasn’t until her preschool-age son was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder that Lasky wondered if she had it too.Īs it turns out, she’d been struggling with the condition all her life. He is the author of 6 books and the editor for ADHD Comorbidities: Handbook for ADHD Complications in Children and Adults, a major text and reference work published by American Psychiatric Publishing.Susan Lasky was a bright, successful businesswoman who’d always excelled in school.
He has published more than 30 scientific articles in professional journals and is author of the Brown Executive Function/Attention Rating Scales (formerly: The Brown Attention Deficit Disorder Scales) published by The Psychological Corporation/Pearson. He has also been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
He has been inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to research and professional education about ADHD in children and adults. Brown received an award of honor by the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association and a Distinguished Professional award from the HELP Group in Los Angeles. Brown’s research interests and publications include assessment and treatment of ADD/ADHD, especially in persons with high IQ executive function and memory impairments in ADD overlap of ADD and learning disorders, use of combined medications for ADD comorbidities, and problems of sleep and awakening in ADD.įor his research and teaching about ADHD Dr. He has also presented workshops at international meetings of professionals in over 40 countries.ĭr. Brown has given lectures, workshops or grand rounds at hospitals, medical schools, colleges and universities, independent schools, public school systems, and at advocacy, business and professional groups throughout the United States.