Add\adhd help

Here are some symptoms, if you are noticing them in yourself you should speak to your doctor:

*   Often fails to give close attention to details.
* Often makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities.
* Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities.
* Often becomes easily distracted by irrelevant sights, sounds and extraneous stimuli.
* Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace.
* Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities.
* Often avoids tasks, such as schoolwork or homework, that require sustained mental effort.
* Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities, like school assignments, pencils, books, or tools.
* Often is forgetful in daily activities.
* Rarely follows instructions carefully and completely.
* Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly.

People with ADD symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder who are inattentive display difficulty keeping their mind on any one thing. They may get bored easily with a task and bounce to the next task, and the next task after that. Organizing and completing a task proves troublesome, though they may give undivided and effortless attention to activities and topics they enjoy. People with ADD symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder often find that focusing deliberate, conscious attention to learning something new is extremely difficult.

As a result, homework may be agonizing for people with the symptoms of ADD. They might forget to write down assignments or bring home the right books to complete the assignments. When doing homework, people with the symptoms of ADD typically find their minds drifting every few minutes.