What else do people with ADHD struggle with?
People with ADHD frequently have some significant issues related to living with the condition such as: - Family difficulties - Low self-esteem - Being more likely to not complete education - Increased contact with the criminal justice system - Lower socio-economic status - Have a higher chance of obesity - Increased chance of having pain (perhaps linked to hypermobility) - Increased chance of chronic fatigue - Increased chance of POTS (Postural Tachycardia Syndrome). - Increased chance of accidental injury and road traffic accidents - Therefore more likely to have mild traumatic brain injury and accidental death - Greater risk of suicide - Greater risk of substance use disorder
Taken from the World Federation International Consensus on ADHD (2021)
Strengths
There are many strengths associated with ADHD also, and many people report getting by well in life because of their ADHD, not despite it.
Strengths seen in individuals with ADHD include:
• Ability to focus on areas of high interest
• Good entrepreneurial skills
• Good at project work
• Like variability
• Socially engaging
• See the bigger picture
• Can see innovative ways of tackling problems
DEVON ADULT AUTISM AND ADHD SERVICE 7
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