Living with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is challenging. Everyday activities can be overwhelming and difficult. A recent article in Scot Scoop, Living with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, discusses some of the struggles people with ADHD face.
Writer, Pablo Pinilla, discusses the following tasks:
- Getting out of bed on time
- Remembering to do your homework
- Getting to class on time
- Staying focused in a class by trying to catch yourself from spacing out the window
These are just some of the things that students with ADHD struggle with daily. They are in a constant state of struggle trying to stay ahead and yet most of them are falling behind.
According to the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders, ADHD is a neurobiologically-based developmental disability affecting around 11 percent of children. No one knows exactly...