ADHD TEST

Remember the following word problem in math:

Whatchamacallit Train and Thingamajig Train are 190 miles apart. Train Whatchamacallit leaves one hour before Train Thingamajig does, traveling at 15 miles per hour directly toward Train Thingamajig. Train Thingamajig travels at 10 miles per hour directly toward Train Whatchamacallit. When the trains meet, how many miles has train Whatchamacallit traveled? 

That word problem make about as much sense to me as my word problem in green above. 

For my ADHD brain, that's not too good at math anyway, asks the question if these two trains are on the same track, then shouldn't the question be, "How long will it be before the trains crash?"

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD or ADD, is a neuro-developmental disorder.

The prefrontal cortex of the brain is impacted. This is the area responsible for executive functions, emotional regulation, and impulse control, among other things.

Most children with ADHD become adults with ADHD.

Even though symptoms shift and change with age, they rarely go away all together.

Here is a short quiz to create an awareness for you, someone who doesn't have ADHD. 

Take it for a person you live with, work with, or socialize with to understand them a bit better. 

In other words, if you suspect ADHD in a person close to you, s/he may be struggling with issues that you have never experienced. 

TEST:

Even when someone is speaking to you directly, how often do you have difficulty concentrating on what s/he is saying to you?

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

In a meeting or any situation in which you are expected to remain seated, how often do you leave your seat?

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

When you have the opportunity to unwind and relax, how often do you have difficulty doing this?

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

How often do you finish a person's sentence before they can say what they are trying to say?

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

How often do you procrastinate?

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

How often do you find yourself distracted by subtle background noises like computers, motors running, conversations in the next room, etc.?

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

 

How often do bright lights or sunshine affect your 'vision' or ability to concentrate?

 

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

How often do you experience anxiety, boredom, mood swings, and/or sleep deprivation?

 

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

How often do you lose or misplace things and are always looking for something?

 

 Very Often

 Often

 Sometimes

 Rarely

 Never

 

The objective of this quiz is for you, a non-ADHD person to better understand what an ADHD person experiences everyday in most every situation...whether it's trying to listen to and be a part of a conversation or to just sit down and enjoy a movie. An ADHD person probably answered "VERY OFTEN" to almost every one of those questions. 

 

When any of the above situations happen, it helps to remember to consciously B-R-E-A-T-H-E !

 

Here's a breathing tip for everyone because it strongly influences our mind, body, and moods. By simply putting our attention on our breathing without even doing anything to change it, we move in the direction of relaxing. Here's is an effective relaxation technique, a natural tranquilizer:

 

1. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound; keep the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth throughout the exercise.

2. Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of 4.

3. Hold your breath for a count of 7.

7. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of 8.

5. Repeat the cycle 4 times and do this at least twice a day. 

 

This is not the same as Ujjayi Pranayama Yoga breath, sometimes called ocean breath.

 

I know.  I know.  I'm just interested in who else notices.