{"id":18016,"date":"2022-11-10T10:44:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T05:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odoc.life\/?p=18016"},"modified":"2022-11-10T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T05:14:30","slug":"adult-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/3.7.237.78\/si\/blog\/adult-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you Live a Normal Life with Adult ADHD?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18016\" class=\"elementor elementor-18016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3381e5d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3381e5d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31b6c026\" 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dashicons-chart-pie\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">10,479<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10eaed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10eaed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bdf3da\" data-id=\"40bdf3da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d2dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d2dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life is falling apart; you can\u2019t meet deadlines, attend social events or focus on the simplest tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, you feel like you can\u2019t function like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a \u201cnormal\u201d person<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may have adult ADHD. It directly translates to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It\u2019s a mental health condition that may get in the way of how your brain functions and result in hyperactivity, impulsive behavior and low attention span.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Sri Lanka, adult ADHD is largely misunderstood, undermined and completely ignored. ADHD is only viewed as something that causes hyperactivity in kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, that\u2019s MORE to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, we are going to go cover:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How common is Adult ADHD?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult ADHD symptoms\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What causes Adult ADHD?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult ADHD diagnosis &amp; treatment<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Sri Lanka doing wrong?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being normal with Adult ADHD<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44715f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d44715f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How Common is Adult ADHD?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f40804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f40804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every adult with ADHD had it as a child. While some kids outgrow ADHD, about 60% of them continue to have it as an adult.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a 2021 study, globally around 6% of adults showed ADHD symptoms in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many sources have confirmed that only a fraction of them have been diagnosed or treated across all cultures and countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, how do you know you have it? Let\u2019s find out.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743ad6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"743ad6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Adult ADHD Symptoms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c5af51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c5af51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d6339e\" data-id=\"5d6339e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7b6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7b6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 3 types of ADHD, some may have one, two or a combination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Inattention<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forgetfulness<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty staying focused during conversations<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty paying attention to detail<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily distracted<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trouble staying organized<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not being able focus and commit to relationships<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terrible with time management<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Impulsivity [the ability act without thinking]<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always interrupt others<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tendency to blurt out things at the wrong time and place<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prone to dangerous risks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mood swings<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Hyperactivity<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walk or move around aimlessly<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty staying in one place<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive fidgeting and talking<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyperfocus: The opposite of being distracted<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shifts from one task to another without completing any of it.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6f517e\" data-id=\"b6f517e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be62c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be62c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.odoc.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Symptoms-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Symptoms of adult ADHD\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab2410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab2410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Quick fact:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Almost everyone has the above symptoms. These are linked to adult ADHD, only if they occur repeatedly and get in the way of your daily life. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd8f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfd8f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What Causes Adult ADHD?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce5d4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually, nobody really knows it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUT, The\u00a0Centers For Diseases Control and Prevention confirms that usually genetics is how attention-deficit hyperactivity is passed on. Around 3 out 4 diagnosed children have a relative with ADHD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other risk factors for causing ADHD are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A concerning brain condition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco use, stress and alcohol consumption during pregnancy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preterm birth<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">low birth weight<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A low intake of nutrients such as magnesium, folate, zinc, or polyunsaturated acids<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ce388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8ce388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.odoc.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Causes.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Causes of adult ADHD\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d437430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d437430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adult ADHD Diagnosis &amp; Treatment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d607b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d607b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you begin to show any adult ADHD symptoms, consult your doctor. Using the oDoc app, you could reach out to the country\u2019s leading practitioners very easily.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The doctors may do a physical examination, run a few tests and most importantly, will check for the below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult ADHD symptoms<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time and place they started<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The impact of these symptoms on your day-to-day<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A family history of ADHD<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other health concerns or recent life events like a divorce in the family<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not possible to get rid of ADHD and you don\u2019t have to. All you need to do is manage it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your doctor will work with you using a combination of medications, skill training and counseling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People lead very happy, healthy lives with ADHD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What is Sri Lanka Doing Wrong?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stumbled across a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/srilanka\/comments\/okqjji\/adhd_specialist_in_srilanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reddit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> user who shared an experience of a psychiatrist dismissing adult ADHD saying, \u2018everyone feels like they have ADHD\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you ever experience adult ADHD symptoms and someone brushes it off, ignore them and not the symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Sri Lanka, <\/span><b>overlooking ADHD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is very common and that is the root of all obstacles staying in the way of leading better lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secondly, hyperactivity and other adult ADHD symptoms are seen<\/span><b> as mental illness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s merely a psychiatric diagnosis\/condition. University of Jayewardenepura Faculty of Medical Sciences Department of Psychiatry senior lecturer and Colombo South Teaching Hospital Kalubowila honorary consultant psychiatrist Dr. Dulshika Waas confirms this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Being Normal With ADHD<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can be having attention deficit hyperactivity and still be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">normal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s just a condition. It doesn\u2019t make you any less.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s one of the many obstacles people face.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If at all, it makes you extraordinary. Think of all the high-spirited and spontaneous energy you bring to this world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Get the best out of this by keeping it at bay with prescribed doable treatments and counseling. 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