What struggles do people with ADHD face?

Not being able to focus on any single topic for very long, having their mind wander during conversations, lectures, movies, etc, being very forgetful, getting frustrated easily, having a "short fuse", difficulty sitting still, just to name a few.

One of the biggest problems that I would say is starting many projects but not finishing them. Although ADHD people are great at multi-tasking, it is better to start projects that have quicker results.

My little one as ADHD he is 7yrs and find's hard keeping friends that he as had since nursery due to there wanting to play football , rugby etc and he loves still playing dinosaurs or games that they did year before it is so sad as he was so popular , he also struggles with random shouting out and whistling , as well as nail biting we do many activities together and he goes to classes out of school which I thought would be great for him to build other freindships .. I accept his ADHD and that he is unique but somepeople are narrow minded because they can not see it they think it doesn't exist ... I applaud you all for the struggles you go threw as my son and me do too.

Sometimes we have a problem with keeping our attention on something that needs to be done. I sometimes feel that I jump from one activity to another without finishing anything. Also, silences sometimes are hard to deal with like you have to talk or make a sound or do something. In order to stay put, I have to focus on making myself stay put.

People diagnosed with ADHD can face struggles focusing on any task, ranging from work and study to even conversations in general.. They may zone out mid talk/task and drift into their own world. They also can have a lot of energy and you will notice they re often unable to sit still, and constantly fidget, tapping their fingers or feet, playing with their hair and so on. They also may experience hyper activity in their emotions, when they are happy they are really really happy and excited and vise verse.

ADHD is different in every individual so it's hard to name specifics bu there are generally two types. There is predominately Hyperactive/Impulsive which would mean constantly needing to be on the go, having problems slowing down, getting too excited, getting easily distracted, not being able to focus, or participate in things quietly, as well as excessive talking. There is also Predominantly Inattentive which would be problems with attention to detail, difficulty sustaining tasks, often seems "gapped out", very forgetful and loses things often. Generally people will have some symptoms of both but have a lot more of one trait. If you had equal traits for both, you would be combined.

Different. The brain is often racing, and people with ADHD experience the world in a way that others don't easily understand or related to. Overwhelmed, secretly or overtly. Keeping daily life under control takes much more work than others realize.

People with ADHD struggle with a lot more than just not being able to focus or sit still. We also often time have a good amount of emotional issues (personally i've been told that i am too sensitive). This is due to a disorder called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, or RSD, and most people with ADHD also have RSD. It can be set off if a person feels they have been rejected, even if that might not be the case. a good example i like to give is if someones voice changes slightly during a conversation. most people without ADHD wouldn't notice or react, but someone with ADHD and RSD might feel that because of the slight tone change, the persons feelings have shifted and the person is mad or annoyed

A person with ADHD faces several problems on a daily basic. A person with attention deficit/ hyperactive disorder have a very hard time staying on track on and can become very difficult to handle. To have ADHD it’s hard to do simple more than one thing at a time. This is disability and should be taken seriously. Especially if they are young and in school. Having this disability results in failure to behave or decreased grades even if the person tries there best it’s still very hard on them. This is treatable with prescription medication. But just a heads up some medication can make a decreased or nonexistent appetite when in the system so please make sure you are eating!!! It is so important for a healthy bodyy! I hope you find the help you need:)

I have ADHD (well, ADD). My brain is an unwilling participant. When I ask it to focus, it fights me. It's like a petulant kid who would do what it wants to. Here are the struggles I face daily: When you speak to me, I nod my head and hmm whenever needed. In fact, I've mastered the art of making you believe that I'm listening to you, but I'm daydreaming instead and feeling very out of it. I can't watch a movie, because I need to remind myself to focus every few seconds. My grades suck, because 2 hours to finish an exam aren't enough, and why would anyone give me more than 2 hours? In fact, give me 4 days and maybe I will still fail. I can't read a question that is longer than one line. If it has a word I don't understand, forget that I will ever read it. It's not that I don't want to, I find myself unable to, my brain forces me to not read It, so I have given up. I don't do my assignments because I can't. I know I'd fail my class, but I still can't do it. I force myself to open my book and I still can't do it. I get an F at the end most of the times. Sometimes my professors are generous. I forget where I put my keys. I forget my passwords. I forget that I have multiple patient booklets just for ADHD because I forget them at home each time I go to my doctor. I can't revise my own writing so I skim it. I can't stand in lines and wait for my turn. It's the worst kind of torture. I can't wait for deadlines. I get frustrated and anxious and depressed about my future because my grades suck and who knows what job I'll find. And then people say "just focus, ", " try to forget you have ADHD, " and psychologists say " you're too smart to have ADHD” and parents say, “if you studied more maybe you wouldn't flunk” and psychiatrists say “that stimulant isn't available here and that drug is controlled”, I just feel hopeless. I can't explain what goes on in my mind and I don't have any way to make it better. So I'm hopeless.