What struggles do people with ADHD face?

As with any mental illness, each person is different. Some common struggles are inability to focus and apply full effort to tasks as well as things like not recognizing social cues from lack of attention which can lead to social problems, depression or anxiety.

People with ADHD face many problems, aside from the attention issues and hyperactivity; I know firsthand. Firstly, they can sometimes feel below their peers. Because they don't learn the same, or as quickly, they can almost feel "dumber." Secondly, ADHD medications can cause severe depression and anxiety. But when they don't take the medication, they're hyperactive or distracted. It's like a game of "pick your poison." Lastly, the ADHD medications make you mellow, so that's what people expect from you. They learn to be friends with someone that you are not. Then when you don't take your medications one day, they don't like who you really are. People with ADHD face many problems.

Well I have ADHD and mostly none if you take your meds, but if you don't you do things on impulse, get distracted easily, impatient, things like that. Then you have to deal with people getting frustrated with you because then expect for you to act a certain way. It can lead to alot of problems if you are in school also. Like bullying, making bad grades, always getting trouble, things like that.

It can depend on the age. A child with ADHD is normally fidgety, can't stop moving, tendencies to daydream, goes into things without going through them, has problems following even the easiest of instructions etc. whereas adults normally have things like speeding, difficulty organising, bad concentrations, starting things without listening to instructions, making sudden impulsive decisions. It can all be treated thought normally with either medications (usually stimulants) or behavioural interventions.

People with ADHD have a problem with concentration and attention. They are also impulsive and hyperactive. When you're having a conversation with someone instead of focusing on their words you start to look at how fast or slow their lips or moving, their hand gestures, everything that is not what you should focus on. Or you just get lost in your mind, maybe what the person said brought up a memory that you start to think about instead. This can make the other person very upset as they think you're not listening. It's hard to focus on things that you find boring, but when you find something interesting it's hard to stop doing it and you hyper focus on it instead. It's hard to sit still, you always want to move. You forget small things, example where you put your phone, because you never really focused on the phone, you focused on the interesting thoughts in your mind.

I've struggled most with accepting the fact that I have this condition. Sometimes, strangers, and even friends, will comment on my darting attention or my inability to stay attentive for long periods of time. It gets tiring explaining to them what ADD is, the chemistry behind it all, and that's one of the biggest struggles I've faced.

Where to begin? From my personal experience ADHD can have many struggles. On he flip side I also believe it has many perks. But for the purpose of this question I will only address the struggles. ADHD has three different types. There is the inattentive type. This type is know for having trouble listening, difficulty not being able to focus on the current task or discussion. They get bored easily and it makes it difficult for them to remember details, responsibilities, conversations etc. It also poses the struggle of interrupting people. The second type is the hyperactive type. This type brings about struggles with feeling the need to move around, inability to sit still, no ‘filter’ (I don’t know what else to call it) where you may blurt things out at the wrong time etc. This is more the general stereotype of ADHD (however it is only part of the diagnosis) and lastly the third type is a combination of both. These all have their own struggles and can cause others to view you as: not paying attention, forgetful, flaky, hyper, sometimes annoying and rude- constant interruptions etc, some ppl may view it as lazy too. People with ADHD generally have trouble managing their emotions as well. Their sense of time is that there are only two times; “Now” or “Not Now” so things can seem very urgent for the. Emotions can hit much harder than they would to someone without ADHD. I could talk about ADHD for hours lol. So that’s my brief answer. Please feel free to message me with any direct questions you may have. :)

Well it effects people many different ways, for example struggling to get out of bed and needed a distraction, also it's very common for people with ADHD to have very mixed emotions as its very hard for some people to deal with.

Struggling with ADHD, thingss that healthy people find easy are really hard. Submitting and expense, sitting through a movie, remembering things can all be daily challenges.

Trouble getting organized. Poor listening skills. Get distracted easily. Always hyper. Trouble relaxing. Trouble making friends. Over reacts to situations. Not very reliable.