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ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a mental health disorder that can interfere with learning and everyday life. It’s often characterized by impulsive behavior, abnormal levels of energy, and trouble focusing.

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- Trouble focusing
- Difficulty completing tasks
- Easily distracted or very forgetful
- Difficulty sitting still
- Interrupting others while speaking or not thinking before speaking

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There are a few types of ADHD. There's Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type, Predominantly Inattentive Type, and there is Combined Hyperactive Impulsive and Inattentive Type.
Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive is more common in boys and has more obvious symptoms such as being disruptive and hyperactive.
Predominantly Inattentive Type is most common in girls and is harder to diagnose due to less obvious symptoms. This type of ADHD shows up mostly as an inability to focus or being easily distracted and forgetful.
The last type, Combined Hyperactive-Impulsive and Inattentive Type is a combination of the other two types where all symptoms are present.

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ADHD is often noticed in childhood by a parent, caregiver, or teacher. Through tests that are performed by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or neurologist, children and adults can be diagnosed. To be diagnosed, children must have at least six symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention, or both which last longer than six months. ADHD cannot yet be diagnosed using brain imaging.
The Predominant-Inattentive type of ADHD is most common in girls and because of this girls often do not get diagnosed until later in life.

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What can you do to communicate better with someone who has ADHD?

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What can you do to communicate better with someone who has ADHD?

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- educate yourself on ADHD
- try to think of people with ADHD as separate from their symptoms
- don't try to control their symptoms
- try to communicate
- don't force help on them; help them when they ask for it

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There are behavioral therapies and medications available for ADHD, but it is not something that can ever be cured. Therapy may help by discussing symptoms and strategies to manage the symptoms or talking about how ADHD is affecting someone's life. There are two types of medications: stimulants and non-stimulants. Medications such as Adderall or Methylphenidate are stimulants work by increasing the brain's levels of dopamine and norepinephrine. Non-stimulants such as atomexotine and bupropion work by increasing levels of norepinephrine in the brain.

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Southcoast Behavioral Center
Dana Group Associates Behavioral Health Services
Longwood Care

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Me! I have Predominantly Inattentive ADHD and because that type of ADHD is so hard to diagnose, I was not diagnosed until I was 16 (most people are diagnosed during childhood or early adolescence). I had a lot of difficulty concentrating and my grades were suffering a lot. ADHD runs in my family and both of my brothers also have it so my mom decided to get me tested. The tests that I took to get my diagnosis were simple things like remembering certain words or putting things that were out of order into order (like letters or numbers) but the point was to test my attention span, my comprehension of basic skills, and if I could sit still and concentrate for a long period of time. Getting diagnosed was actually such a relief because it made me realize that my brain worked differently than others and that's why I was getting bad grades. Using different strategies to concentrate and getting help from the school like additional time on tests really helped me. There is a huge difference in my grades from before I got diagnosed and afterwards. With help from others I was able to bring my grades up and even move into upper level classes.

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1. What are the different types of ADHD?
2. What are the symptoms of Inattentive ADHD?
3. What are the symptoms of Hyperactive-Impulsive ADHD?
4. What is something that you can do to communicate better with someone who has ADHD?
5. What are the two types of medications that someone with ADHD could take?

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1. https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd#medication-for-adhd
2. https://www.bbrfoundation.org/ask-an-expert/how-is-adhd-diagnosed
3. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/adult-adhd-attention-deficit-disorder-and-relationships.htm