ADHD – ADD

Is your child having difficulty at school? Is it a struggle for your child to complete his or her homework? Does your child have difficulties in trying to organize or finish a task, pay attention to details, or to follow instructions? Is your child easily distracted while trying to have a conversation? If so, please consider having your child evaluated for the possibility of being diagnosed with ADD or ADHD.

If you are an adult and often feel that it’s impossible to get organized, to stick to a job, to keep an appointment, you may have Adult ADD or ADHD. The everyday tasks of getting up, getting dressed and ready for work and being productive on the job can be major challenges for the ADHD adult. This is one of the most common disorders of childhood and can persist through adolescence and into adulthood. Several studies that have been conducted, estimate that between 30 percent and 70 percent of children with ADHD continue to exhibit symptoms in the adult years.

At Healing Crossroads we can help give you the guidance to handle difficult situations with tools to assist you at school or work environments. We will empower you to rise beyond the stress with coping skills to deal with your daily life activities.

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Symptoms:

• Difficulty with paying attention to tasks or activities.
• Easily distracted or often forgetful with daily activities.
• Often avoids, dislikes, or doesn’t want to do things that take a lot of mental effort for a long period of time.
• Often has trouble waiting one’s turn, often interrupts or intrudes on others.
• Poor concentration or impulsivity which can effect work or school performance.
• Easily distracted by irrelevant sights and sounds, often failing to pay attention to details and making careless mistakes.
• Difficulty with following instructions carefully and completely losing or forgetting things like toys or pencils, books, and tools needed for a task.
• Inattentiveness, hyperactivity, impulsiveness and restlessness.

Solutions/ Interventions:

• Behavioral therapy (BT) helps people develop more effective ways to work on immediate issues.
• Parenting skills training offered by therapists or in special classes, gives parents tools and techniques for managing their child’s behavior.
• Establishing realistic and short term goals for improved behavior and progress.
• Helping adults find practical solutions to everyday problems.
• Teaching organizational and time management techniques.
• Skills designed to tackle procrastination and motivational problems.